Chicago Capital LLC Grows Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Chicago Capital LLC grew its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 4.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 62,389 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,856 shares during the period. Chicago Capital LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $43,240,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 10.7% during the 4th quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 580 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $435,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in ASML by 11.6% during the fourth quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,183 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $820,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Deepwater Asset Management LLC boosted its position in ASML by 1,165.4% during the fourth quarter. Deepwater Asset Management LLC now owns 22,625 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $15,681,000 after purchasing an additional 20,837 shares in the last quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. boosted its position in ASML by 144.1% during the fourth quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. now owns 52,729 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $36,545,000 after purchasing an additional 31,130 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alterna Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in ASML by 32.7% in the fourth quarter. Alterna Wealth Management Inc. now owns 337 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $234,000 after buying an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of ASML stock opened at $739.31 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $719.37 and a 200 day moving average of $773.48. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The stock has a market cap of $290.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.54, a P/E/G ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.47. ASML Holding has a twelve month low of $645.45 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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 net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 50.53%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.07 EPS for the current year.

ASML Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be issued a $1.6414 dividend. This represents a $6.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. ASML's payout ratio is currently 26.83%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on ASML shares. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 29th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their price objective on ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $937.00.

ASML Company 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.

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