Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) rose 0% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $755.51 and last traded at $745.10. Approximately 323,984 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 82% from the average daily volume of 1,779,881 shares. The stock had previously closed at $744.80.
Analyst Ratings Changes
ASML has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas started coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price objective on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price target on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 29th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $937.00.
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ASML Price Performance
The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $732.25 and a 200 day simple moving average of $759.97. The company has a market capitalization of $289.96 billion, a PE ratio of 35.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. Equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.
ASML Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $1.5855 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This is a boost from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.35%.
Institutional Trading of ASML
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fairway Wealth LLC bought a new stake in ASML during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Kennebec Savings Bank boosted its position in ASML by 227.3% during the 4th quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in ASML during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC boosted its position in ASML by 740.0% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC bought a new stake in ASML during the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.
About ASML
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ASML Holding N.V. develops, produces, markets, sells, and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems for chipmakers. It offers advanced semiconductor equipment systems, including lithography, metrology, and inspection systems. The company also provides extreme ultraviolet lithography systems; and deep ultraviolet lithography systems comprising immersion and dry lithography solutions to manufacture various range of semiconductor nodes and technologies.
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