Brooklyn FI LLC Buys Shares of 1,341 ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Brooklyn FI LLC bought a new position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 1,341 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $963,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 104.4% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,009 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,840,000 after buying an additional 3,580 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in ASML by 34.8% in the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 3,108 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,589,000 after buying an additional 802 shares during the last quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC raised its position in ASML by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 28,785 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $23,985,000 after buying an additional 1,284 shares during the last quarter. Prospera Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 542.2% during the third quarter. Prospera Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,766 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,472,000 after purchasing an additional 1,491 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commerce Bank lifted its position in ASML by 6.6% during the third quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 3,589 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,991,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML traded down $17.84 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $716.22. The stock had a trading volume of 1,965,756 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,531,293. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $730.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $734.36. The company has a market capitalization of $281.78 billion, a PE ratio of 34.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. ASML Holding has a 1 year low of $645.45 and a 1 year high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share (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%. On average, sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were issued a $1.5855 dividend. 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%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently commented on ASML shares. DZ Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas began coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein dropped 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 research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $937.00.

ASML Profile

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.