LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 357 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $236,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in ASML by 33.8% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 16,698 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $11,573,000 after acquiring an additional 4,217 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc raised its stake in shares of ASML by 28.0% in the fourth quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 24,554 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $17,018,000 after purchasing an additional 5,377 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia raised its stake in shares of ASML by 269.1% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 7,119 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,934,000 after purchasing an additional 5,190 shares in the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in ASML in the fourth quarter worth $270,000. Finally, Advisory Services Network LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 31.0% during the fourth quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 3,623 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,511,000 after buying an additional 858 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.
ASML Price Performance
ASML traded up $9.20 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $722.32. The company had a trading volume of 1,041,108 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,571,536. 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's 50-day simple moving average is $758.31 and its 200-day simple moving average is $724.52. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $945.05. The company has a market capitalization of $284.18 billion, a PE ratio of 30.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.76.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS 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 business had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.01 EPS. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.
ASML Increases Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 26.21%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on ASML. New Street Research upgraded shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target on the stock. Finally, DZ Bank cut ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target 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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