MGO One Seven LLC Has $1.53 Million Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

MGO One Seven LLC raised its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 104.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,203 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 1,124 shares during the period. MGO One Seven LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $1,527,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Edgewood Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 43.1% during the 4th quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 3,186,667 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,208,615,000 after buying an additional 959,696 shares during the period. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 4,880.5% during the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 335,284 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $247,019,000 after buying an additional 328,552 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of ASML by 53.4% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 807,257 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $559,494,000 after buying an additional 281,156 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in ASML in the fourth quarter worth approximately $175,257,000. Finally, Fisher Funds Management LTD bought a new position in shares of ASML during the 4th quarter valued at $137,386,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ASML. Susquehanna lowered their price target on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research 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 research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Two equities research 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's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $906.00.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML traded up $2.27 on Friday, reaching $677.27. The company had a trading volume of 1,280,834 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,641,265. The company's fifty day moving average is $687.38 and its 200 day moving average is $706.55. 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 stock has a market cap of $266.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th will be given a $1.5855 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. This is a boost from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.48%.

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.