ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Purchased by Tower Research Capital LLC TRC

Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 250.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,981 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 7,136 shares during the quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC's holdings in ASML were worth $6,918,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC raised its position 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 purchasing an additional 5,023 shares during the period. Transce3nd LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the 4th quarter worth about $611,000. Seaview Investment Managers LLC purchased a new stake in ASML in the 4th quarter valued at about $10,574,000. MML Investors Services LLC lifted its position in ASML by 27.1% in the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 42,852 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $29,700,000 after buying an additional 9,129 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Natixis boosted its stake in ASML by 176.1% during the fourth quarter. Natixis now owns 19,401 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $13,446,000 after buying an additional 12,373 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Up 3.0 %

NASDAQ ASML traded up $19.29 on Wednesday, hitting $657.98. 1,847,150 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,633,845. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $692.12 and a 200-day moving average price of $709.86. The company has a market cap of $258.86 billion, a PE ratio of 31.63, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. Sell-side analysts anticipate 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. 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 payout ratio is presently 27.48%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the subject of a number of research reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of 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. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $906.00.

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.