Global Retirement Partners LLC lowered its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 19.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,627 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 1,320 shares during the quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $3,900,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Callahan Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 24.5% in the fourth quarter. Callahan Advisors LLC now owns 7,292 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,054,000 after acquiring an additional 1,434 shares in the last quarter. BKM Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 15.6% in the 4th quarter. BKM Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,110 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $769,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in ASML in the fourth quarter valued at about $92,000. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS now owns 25,039 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $17,354,000 after purchasing an additional 274 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 113.7% in the fourth quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,098 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,534,000 after buying an additional 2,712 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
ASML has been the topic of several recent research reports. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut 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 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 research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $937.00.
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ASML Stock Down 1.2 %
NASDAQ:ASML traded down $8.55 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $734.54. The stock had a trading volume of 958,464 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,781,241. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $732.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $759.97. ASML Holding has a 1-year low of $645.45 and a 1-year high of $1,110.09. The company has a market capitalization of $288.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued 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 net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. Equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.
ASML Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a $1.5855 dividend. This is an increase from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. ASML's payout ratio is presently 31.35%.
ASML 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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