ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) Stock Holdings Lessened by Souders Financial Advisors

Souders Financial Advisors cut its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 41.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 588 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 409 shares during the quarter. Souders Financial Advisors' holdings in ASML were worth $390,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in ASML by 42.8% in the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 4,437 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,049,000 after purchasing an additional 1,329 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. grew its position in ASML by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,095 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,145,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC grew its position in ASML by 29.4% in the fourth quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC now owns 585 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $405,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares in the last quarter. English Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,044,000. Finally, Mosley Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of ASML by 23.2% during the fourth quarter. Mosley Wealth Management now owns 1,046 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $745,000 after buying an additional 197 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently commented on ASML. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target on the stock. DZ Bank downgraded ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML traded down $14.20 during trading on Tuesday, reaching $705.48. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,419,799 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,762,849. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43. The firm has a market cap of $277.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.73. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $945.05. The business's fifty day moving average price is $769.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $728.20.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%. The company's revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.01 earnings per share. As a group, analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th will be given a $1.856 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.05%. This is a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 29.67%.

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.