2,949 Shares in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Acquired by English Capital Management LLC

English Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,949 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $2,044,000. ASML accounts for 1.6% of English Capital Management LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Carnegie Investment Counsel grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 68.9% during the fourth quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 2,128 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,475,000 after buying an additional 868 shares in the last quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new position in shares of ASML during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,174,000. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 5.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 140,802 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $117,323,000 after purchasing an additional 7,010 shares during the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 36.7% during the fourth quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 26,322 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $18,243,000 after purchasing an additional 7,073 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in ASML by 12.2% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 9,759 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $6,764,000 after purchasing an additional 1,062 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have commented on ASML. Wells Fargo & Company lifted 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. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. BNP Paribas began coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price target for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $937.00.

ASML Stock Down 2.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded down $20.98 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $705.76. 1,266,145 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,531,538. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53. ASML Holding has a twelve month low of $645.45 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $730.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $733.15. The company has a market cap of $277.66 billion, a PE ratio of 33.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54.

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 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%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were issued a $1.5855 dividend. This is a positive change from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is 31.35%.

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.