ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Acquired by Stamos Capital Partners L.P.

Stamos Capital Partners L.P. raised its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 49.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 7,180 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,380 shares during the period. ASML makes up 1.2% of Stamos Capital Partners L.P.'s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Stamos Capital Partners L.P.'s holdings in ASML were worth $4,976,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ASML. Edgewood Management LLC raised its stake in ASML by 43.1% during the fourth quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 3,186,667 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,208,615,000 after purchasing an additional 959,696 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,788,280 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,239,421,000 after acquiring an additional 31,231 shares during the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC grew its position in ASML by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,252,849 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $868,324,000 after acquiring an additional 33,603 shares in the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC raised its position in ASML by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 962,578 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $667,155,000 after purchasing an additional 13,115 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP lifted 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 purchasing an additional 281,156 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the topic of several analyst reports. DZ Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of 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 increased their price objective on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $937.00.

ASML Stock Up 1.5 %

NASDAQ ASML traded up $10.29 on Tuesday, reaching $683.16. 2,095,934 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,630,188. The company has a market cap of $268.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.84, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53. ASML Holding has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,110.09. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $703.70 and a 200-day moving average price of $716.63.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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, research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th will be paid 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 31.35%.

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.