Auxano Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

Auxano Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 47.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,251 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 404 shares during the quarter. Auxano Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $829,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 70,115.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $9,282,120,000 after acquiring an additional 1,398,805 shares during the last quarter. Edgewood Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 43.1% during the fourth quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 3,186,667 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,208,615,000 after purchasing an additional 959,696 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 53.4% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 807,257 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $559,494,000 after acquiring an additional 281,156 shares during the period. First Manhattan CO. LLC. raised its holdings in ASML by 59.4% in the fourth quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 439,890 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $307,374,000 after purchasing an additional 163,945 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hyperion Asset Management Ltd raised its stake in shares of ASML by 63.9% during the 4th quarter. Hyperion Asset Management Ltd now owns 297,882 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $206,456,000 after acquiring an additional 116,121 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Susquehanna cut their target price on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective for the company. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Price Performance

ASML traded down $10.33 during trading on Friday, reaching $734.58. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,562,916 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,754,152. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $945.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company has a market cap of $289.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.66, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.73. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $769.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $727.77.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th will be paid a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.01%. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's payout ratio is 29.96%.

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.