CenterBook Partners LP cut its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 22.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 24,876 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 7,138 shares during the period. ASML makes up 1.0% of CenterBook Partners LP's investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. CenterBook Partners LP's holdings in ASML were worth $17,241,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Kennebec Savings Bank raised its position in shares of ASML by 227.3% in the fourth quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 740.0% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC acquired a new position in ASML during the 4th quarter worth $31,000. Albion Financial Group UT boosted 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 valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the period. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
ASML Stock Performance
Shares of NASDAQ ASML traded up $19.26 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $668.81. The stock had a trading volume of 2,162,582 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,626,300. ASML Holding has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The business's fifty day moving average is $706.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $718.04. The company has a market cap of $263.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.15, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67.
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 analysts' consensus estimates 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, research analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.
ASML Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be paid a $1.5855 dividend. This is a positive change from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 28th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.35%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several research firms recently weighed in on ASML. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on 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. Wells Fargo & Company increased 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. Finally, DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $937.00.
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ASML Company Profile
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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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