Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 16.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,019 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,532 shares during the period. Kestra Private Wealth Services LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $7,302,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sfmg LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 511 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $354,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Norinchukin Bank The increased its stake in shares of ASML by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 857 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $594,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 18.5% in the fourth quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 96 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the period. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 2.6% in the first quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 602 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $399,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the period. Finally, Nilsine Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 2.6% in the first quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 631 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $418,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several brokerages have issued reports on ASML. Barclays reiterated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein began 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 for the company. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their target price on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.
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ASML Stock Down 1.4%
Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded down $10.33 during midday 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 1,752,628. The firm has a market capitalization of $289.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.66, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.73. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $769.62 and a 200-day moving average of $728.01. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $945.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. ASML's revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.01 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.
ASML Increases Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th will be given a dividend of $1.856 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.01%. This is a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 29.67%.
About ASML
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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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