Viawealth LLC Purchases Shares of 668 ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Viawealth LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 668 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $463,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Amundi lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 4,880.5% in the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 335,284 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $247,019,000 after acquiring an additional 328,552 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter worth about $175,257,000. Fisher Funds Management LTD purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter worth approximately $137,386,000. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 281.3% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 156,693 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $108,601,000 after acquiring an additional 115,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 126.4% in the third quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP now owns 148,377 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $123,635,000 after purchasing an additional 82,836 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on ASML. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 target price for the company. 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. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 29th. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $937.00.

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ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ ASML traded down $17.84 during trading on Friday, reaching $716.22. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,965,756 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,531,293. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $730.88 and a 200 day moving average of $734.36. ASML Holding has a one year low of $645.45 and a one year high of $1,110.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $281.78 billion, a PE ratio of 34.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. 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 (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. Analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

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.