Lyell Wealth Management LP Has $13.19 Million Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Lyell Wealth Management LP lifted its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 5.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 19,024 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 982 shares during the period. ASML accounts for 1.2% of Lyell Wealth Management LP's portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Lyell Wealth Management LP's holdings in ASML were worth $13,185,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Fairway Wealth LLC bought a new position in ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Kennebec Savings Bank grew its position in ASML by 227.3% in the 4th quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC grew its position in ASML by 46.9% in the 3rd quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 47 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT grew its position in ASML by 133.3% in the 4th quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on ASML shares. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of 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. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, BNP Paribas started coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price objective for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $937.00.

ASML Trading Down 0.8 %

ASML stock traded down $6.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $737.01. 1,471,505 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,797,356. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. ASML Holding has a 52-week low of $645.45 and a 52-week high of $1,110.09. The company has a market cap of $289.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.47. The stock's fifty day moving average is $732.62 and its 200-day moving average is $759.39.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company 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. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This is an increase from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. ASML's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.35%.

About ASML

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.