Impact Capital Partners LLC Purchases Shares of 452 ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Impact Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 452 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $313,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. Kennebec Savings Bank grew its stake in shares of ASML by 227.3% in the 4th quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Albion Financial Group UT boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 133.3% in the 4th quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Caitlin John LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 78.1% in the 4th quarter. Caitlin John LLC now owns 57 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target 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 upped their price objective on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. BNP Paribas began coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $937.00.

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ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $694.59 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $273.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $733.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $742.04. ASML Holding has a 12 month low of $645.45 and a 12 month high of $1,110.09.

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 the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. On average, equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were issued 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.

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