Mattern Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 604 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $419,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 94,079.7% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 491,618 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,096,410,000 after purchasing an additional 491,096 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 37.0% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,757,049 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,464,061,000 after acquiring an additional 474,653 shares during the last quarter. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd purchased a new stake in ASML during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $125,952,000. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in ASML by 281.3% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 156,693 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $108,601,000 after buying an additional 115,603 shares during the period. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC increased its stake in ASML by 97,001.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 113,609 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $94,665,000 after buying an additional 113,492 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. BNP Paribas began coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price target for the company. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price objective on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $937.00.
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ASML Trading Down 0.8 %
Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded down $6.08 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $737.01. The stock had a trading volume of 1,471,505 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,797,356. The firm has a market cap of $289.96 billion, a PE ratio of 35.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.47. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $732.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $759.97. 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 twelve month low of $645.45 and a twelve 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 return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. On average, research analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.
ASML Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced 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 a boost from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.35%.
ASML Profile
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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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