TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. Boosts Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 17.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,038 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 2,238 shares during the quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $10,415,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in ASML by 250.8% during 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 purchasing an additional 7,136 shares during the period. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 181.5% in the fourth quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC now owns 7,790 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,487,000 after acquiring an additional 5,023 shares in the last quarter. Transce3nd LLC purchased a new position in ASML during the 4th quarter valued at $611,000. Seaview Investment Managers LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter worth about $10,574,000. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 27.1% during the 4th quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 42,852 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $29,700,000 after purchasing an additional 9,129 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on ASML shares. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective 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. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their price target on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $906.00.

ASML Stock Up 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded up $2.27 during trading on Friday, reaching $677.27. 1,280,834 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,638,160. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $687.38 and a two-hundred day moving average of $707.51. 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 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,110.09. The stock has a market cap of $266.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.56, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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. ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. The firm had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be paid a $1.5855 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 28th. This is a positive change from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. ASML's payout ratio is currently 27.48%.

About ASML

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.