Blueshift Asset Management LLC lessened its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 77.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 338 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 1,163 shares during the period. Blueshift Asset Management LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $234,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ASML. Carnegie Investment Counsel grew its stake in ASML by 68.9% during 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 stake in shares of ASML during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,174,000. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of ASML by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 140,802 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $117,323,000 after acquiring an additional 7,010 shares during the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 36.7% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in ASML by 12.2% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 9,759 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $6,764,000 after purchasing an additional 1,062 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
ASML Trading Down 0.2 %
Shares of ASML stock traded down $1.10 on Tuesday, reaching $726.74. 1,243,581 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,529,550. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $730.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $733.34. ASML Holding has a 52 week low of $645.45 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $285.92 billion, a PE ratio of 34.94, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share 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%. As a group, 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 was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is an increase from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 31.35%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages have commented on ASML. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped 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. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. BNP Paribas began coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 target price for the company. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target 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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