Prudent Investors Network Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 410 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $284,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Lazari Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in ASML by 8.5% in the fourth quarter. Lazari Capital Management Inc. now owns 550 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $381,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Chicago Capital LLC boosted its position in ASML by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Chicago Capital LLC now owns 62,389 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $43,240,000 after purchasing an additional 2,856 shares during the last quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 10.7% during the 4th quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 580 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $435,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 11.6% during the 4th quarter. KPP Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,183 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $820,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deepwater Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 1,165.4% during the 4th quarter. Deepwater Asset Management LLC now owns 22,625 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $15,681,000 after buying an additional 20,837 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price target on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. DZ Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased 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. Finally, BNP Paribas assumed coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price objective on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $937.00.
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ASML Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $739.31 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $290.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $719.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $772.37. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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, equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding will post 25.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.
ASML Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th will be issued a dividend of $1.6414 per share. This represents a $6.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.89%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 28th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 26.83%.
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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