OLD Mission Capital LLC Has $6.27 Million Stock Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

OLD Mission Capital LLC cut its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 70.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 9,050 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 21,811 shares during the period. OLD Mission Capital LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $6,272,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 6.5% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 49,472 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $41,223,000 after buying an additional 3,000 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its position in shares of ASML by 56.9% during the 3rd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 565 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $471,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 36.8% in the 3rd quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 6,799 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,665,000 after purchasing an additional 1,830 shares during the last quarter. Bamco Inc. NY lifted its stake in ASML by 1.7% during the third quarter. Bamco Inc. NY now owns 53,929 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $44,936,000 after purchasing an additional 894 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aureus Asset Management LLC grew its position in ASML by 5.6% in the third quarter. Aureus Asset Management LLC now owns 323 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $269,000 after buying an additional 17 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock traded down $11.87 during trading on Friday, hitting $611.35. 2,169,977 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,569,587. 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 stock has a market cap of $240.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. ASML Holding has a one year low of $597.63 and a one year high of $1,110.09. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $719.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $728.35.

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 (EPS) 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 expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be given a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is a boost from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is currently 31.35%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on ASML shares. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $937.00.

ASML Company 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.