Umpqua Bank Has $1.98 Million Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Umpqua Bank raised its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 23.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,684 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 502 shares during the period. Umpqua Bank's holdings in ASML were worth $1,976,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in shares of ASML by 34.8% in the 3rd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 3,108 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,589,000 after purchasing an additional 802 shares during the period. Commerce Bank lifted its stake in ASML by 6.6% in the third quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 3,589 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,991,000 after buying an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 31.1% in the third quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 856 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $713,000 after buying an additional 203 shares during the period. Moors & Cabot Inc. increased its position in shares of ASML by 4.1% during the third quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 1,165 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $971,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 33.0% during the third quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 262 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $218,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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ASML Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of ASML stock traded down $1.10 on Tuesday, reaching $726.74. 1,243,581 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,532,235. The company has a market capitalization of $285.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.94, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. ASML Holding has a one year low of $645.45 and a one year high of $1,110.09. The company has a 50-day moving average of $730.70 and a 200 day moving average of $733.15.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price objective on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 29th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. BNP Paribas began coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price target for the company. Finally, 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $937.00.

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.