Green Alpha Advisors LLC Has $1.29 Million Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Green Alpha Advisors LLC lessened its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 30.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,859 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 795 shares during the period. Green Alpha Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $1,288,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fairway Wealth LLC bought a new position in ASML in the third quarter valued at $25,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 46.9% in the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 47 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new stake in ASML during the third quarter worth about $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML traded down $12.55 on Monday, reaching $726.46. The company had a trading volume of 537,528 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,374,218. The stock has a market cap of $285.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.55. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $645.45 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09. The company's fifty day moving average is $699.90 and its 200 day moving average is $805.98.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $5.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $5.24 by $0.56. ASML had a return on equity of 47.61% and a net margin of 26.40%. The company had revenue of $8.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.66 billion. As a group, analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 20.68 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 7th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 29th were paid a $1.407 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 29th. This represents a $5.63 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.77%. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on ASML from $1,207.00 to $1,148.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. 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. Susquehanna dropped their price target on shares of ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of ASML from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Friday, September 20th. Finally, Berenberg Bank raised shares of ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASML has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $955.50.

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.