Investment House LLC increased its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 18.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,806 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 598 shares during the quarter. Investment House LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $2,638,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. increased its position in ASML by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 305 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $211,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the period. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake 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 acquiring an additional 14 shares during the period. Trust Point Inc. lifted its stake in ASML by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 606 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $420,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the period. Sunpointe LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Sunpointe LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $772,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Family Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of ASML by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Family Capital Management Inc. now owns 909 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $757,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
ASML has been the subject of several analyst reports. BNP Paribas started coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $937.00.
Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on ASML
ASML Trading Down 2.4 %
ASML traded down $17.84 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $716.22. 1,965,756 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,527,940. The firm's fifty day moving average is $730.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $735.13. ASML Holding has a 1-year low of $645.45 and a 1-year high of $1,110.09. 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 company has a market cap of $281.78 billion, a PE ratio of 34.43, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its 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 return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. 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 declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a $1.5855 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This is an increase from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. ASML's payout ratio is 31.35%.
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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