Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 34.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 13,551 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,496 shares during the period. Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $9,392,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kennebec Savings Bank lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 227.3% in the 4th quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC lifted its position in ASML by 740.0% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in ASML during the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Albion Financial Group UT increased its position in shares of ASML by 133.3% in the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at $39,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
ASML has been the subject of several recent research reports. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price target for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their target price on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $937.00.
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ASML Stock Up 1.6 %
Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded up $11.62 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $727.84. The company had a trading volume of 1,103,653 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,529,582. ASML Holding has a one year low of $645.45 and a one year 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 stock has a market capitalization of $286.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.99, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $730.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $733.81.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. Equities research analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 issued a $1.5855 dividend. This is an increase from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. ASML's payout ratio is 31.35%.
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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