Fiera Capital Corp bought a new stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 377 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $250,000.
Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Putney Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 322.2% in the first quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth $35,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth $42,000. Olde Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth $42,000. Finally, Alpine Bank Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth $43,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
ASML Stock Performance
ASML stock traded down $25.16 on Thursday, hitting $696.29. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,161,490 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,767,492. The firm has a market cap of $273.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $764.09 and a 200-day moving average price of $726.99. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $945.05.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.01 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.
ASML Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th will be issued a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 29th. This is a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's payout ratio is currently 26.34%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Erste Group Bank reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. DZ Bank lowered shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Susquehanna dropped their target price on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price on the stock. Seven investment 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 company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.
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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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