Virtu Financial LLC grew its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 70.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,670 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 3,160 shares during the quarter. Virtu Financial LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $5,316,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its stake 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 grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 6.6% during the third quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 3,589 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,991,000 after buying an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its position in ASML by 31.1% in the 3rd 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 last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. lifted its stake in ASML by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 1,165 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $971,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI boosted its position in ASML by 33.0% during the 3rd 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 last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.
ASML Price Performance
NASDAQ:ASML traded down $1.10 on Tuesday, hitting $726.74. The company had a trading volume of 1,243,581 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,529,550. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $730.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $733.34. 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 52 week low of $645.45 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09. The stock 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.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its 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 return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. On average, research analysts anticipate 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 issued a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is a boost from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 31.35%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms have recently issued reports on ASML. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price objective 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 upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, BNP Paribas assumed coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 target price for the company. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $937.00.
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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.
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