OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC reduced its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 5.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,633 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 392 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $4,597,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 38,515 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $26,694,000 after purchasing an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 17.5% during the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 15,038 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $10,415,000 after acquiring an additional 2,238 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 250.8% in the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 9,981 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $6,918,000 after acquiring an additional 7,136 shares in the last quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 181.5% in the 4th quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC now owns 7,790 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,487,000 after purchasing an additional 5,023 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Transce3nd LLC bought a new stake in ASML during the fourth quarter worth approximately $611,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
ASML Stock Performance
ASML traded up $2.27 on Friday, hitting $677.27. 1,280,834 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,636,070. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $688.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $708.52. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $266.45 billion, a PE ratio of 32.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. ASML Holding has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.90 billion. 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 firm also recently announced 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 positive change from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. ASML's payout ratio is 27.48%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
ASML has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on 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, DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $906.00.
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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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