ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Bought by Greenwood Gearhart Inc.

Greenwood Gearhart Inc. grew its holdings in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 10.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,937 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,085 shares during the period. Greenwood Gearhart Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $8,273,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. increased its stake in ASML by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 305 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $211,000 after buying an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,208 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,223,000 after buying an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Trust Point Inc. boosted its position in shares of ASML by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 606 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $420,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Sunpointe LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Sunpointe LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $772,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Quarterback LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Quarterback LLC now owns 1,331 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $923,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently issued reports on ASML shares. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their price target on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $906.00.

ASML Stock Up 0.8 %

ASML stock traded up $5.23 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $640.16. 1,439,309 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,627,415. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $697.51 and a two-hundred day moving average of $712.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53. The company has a market cap of $251.85 billion, a PE ratio of 30.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. ASML Holding has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. The firm had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.90 billion. As a group, analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th will be paid a dividend of $1.5855 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 28th. This is a positive change from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. ASML's payout ratio is 27.48%.

ASML Company 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.