ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Purchased by Beck Capital Management LLC

Beck Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 24.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 4,406 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 876 shares during the quarter. Beck Capital Management LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $3,054,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ASML. Kennebec Savings Bank raised its holdings in ASML by 227.3% during the 4th quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 740.0% in 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. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Albion Financial Group UT increased its holdings in ASML by 133.3% during the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at about $39,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. 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 report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their target price on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $906.00.

ASML Price Performance

ASML traded up $2.27 during trading on Friday, reaching $677.27. 1,280,834 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,638,159. The company has a market cap of $266.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.56, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. ASML Holding has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $1,110.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $688.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $708.52.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. The business had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. On average, equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be given a dividend of $1.5855 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 28th. This is a boost from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. ASML's payout ratio is currently 27.48%.

About ASML

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.