Sanctuary Advisors LLC Sells 379 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Sanctuary Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,969 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 379 shares during the quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $11,032,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Fairway Wealth LLC bought a new position in ASML during the third quarter worth $25,000. Kennebec Savings Bank boosted its stake in ASML by 227.3% during the fourth quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in ASML during the third quarter worth $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 46.9% during the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 47 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT boosted its stake in ASML by 133.3% during the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, BNP Paribas began coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price objective on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $937.00.

ASML Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of ASML stock traded down $6.08 on Friday, hitting $737.01. The stock had a trading volume of 1,471,505 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,797,356. The stock has a market cap of $289.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.47. The business has a 50 day moving average of $732.25 and a 200 day moving average of $759.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99. ASML Holding has a 12-month low of $645.45 and a 12-month high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted 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 net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. As a group, analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $1.5855 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This is a positive change from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 31.35%.

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.