DE Burlo Group Inc. Has $14.62 Million Stock Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

DE Burlo Group Inc. reduced its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 9.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,095 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 2,250 shares during the period. ASML accounts for approximately 2.0% of DE Burlo Group Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest position. DE Burlo Group Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $14,621,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Morse Asset Management Inc bought a new position in shares of ASML in the third quarter worth about $52,000. Advisory Resource Group grew its holdings in ASML by 21.7% in the 3rd quarter. Advisory Resource Group now owns 1,191 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $992,000 after buying an additional 212 shares during the last quarter. Chelsea Counsel Co. bought a new position in ASML in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $417,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.6% during the third quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 1,375 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,146,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. boosted its position in shares of ASML by 9.7% in the third quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. now owns 21,599 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $17,997,000 after acquiring an additional 1,914 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on ASML shares. Susquehanna dropped their target price on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $906.00.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML stock traded up $2.27 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $677.27. The company had a trading volume of 1,280,834 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,641,265. The firm's fifty day moving average is $687.38 and its 200 day moving average is $705.65. 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 market capitalization of $266.45 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 company had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.90 billion. On average, sell-side analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be issued a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is a positive change from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.48%.

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.