Bank of Montreal Can lessened its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 21.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 129,063 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 35,059 shares during the quarter. Bank of Montreal Can's holdings in ASML were worth $89,451,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Carnegie Investment Counsel raised its holdings in ASML by 68.9% in the fourth quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 2,128 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,475,000 after acquiring an additional 868 shares in the last quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter worth about $1,174,000. State Street Corp increased its position in ASML by 5.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 140,802 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $117,323,000 after buying an additional 7,010 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in ASML by 36.7% in the 4th quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 26,322 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $18,243,000 after purchasing an additional 7,073 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.2% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 9,759 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $6,764,000 after buying an additional 1,062 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.
ASML Price Performance
Shares of ASML stock traded up $19.26 on Friday, hitting $668.81. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,162,582 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,626,300. The company has a market capitalization of $263.12 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. ASML Holding has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,110.09. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $706.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $718.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. On average, equities research analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
ASML Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be issued a $1.5855 dividend. This is a boost from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 28th. ASML's payout ratio is 31.35%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
ASML has been the topic of several analyst reports. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $937.00.
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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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