Golden State Equity Partners grew its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 1,030.2% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,085 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 989 shares during the quarter. Golden State Equity Partners' holdings in ASML were worth $752,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Fairway Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Kennebec Savings Bank increased its position in shares of ASML by 227.3% during the fourth quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 46.9% during the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 47 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT increased its position in shares of ASML by 133.3% during the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
ASML Stock Performance
Shares of ASML stock opened at $739.31 on Monday. ASML Holding has a 52 week low of $645.45 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $719.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $773.48. The firm has a market cap of $290.86 billion, a PE ratio of 35.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 EPS 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%. Equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.07 earnings per share for the current year.
ASML Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th will be paid a dividend of $1.6414 per share. 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 26.83%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several brokerages recently commented on ASML. Susquehanna dropped their price target on ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. BNP Paribas started coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price objective on the stock. DZ Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. 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 note on Thursday. Three 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $937.00.
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About ASML
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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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