One Wealth Advisors LLC Takes Position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

One Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 985 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $653,000.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC lifted its position in ASML by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Journey Strategic Wealth LLC now owns 660 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $437,000 after acquiring an additional 28 shares in the last quarter. Advisor OS LLC increased its stake in ASML by 3.4% in the 1st quarter. Advisor OS LLC now owns 968 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $641,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. increased its stake in ASML by 10.2% in the 1st quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 715 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $474,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in ASML by 7.7% in the 1st quarter. Argonautica Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 717 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $475,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Carnegie Investment Counsel increased its stake in ASML by 34.0% in the 1st quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 2,851 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,756,000 after buying an additional 723 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Down 1.9%

ASML traded down $13.83 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $711.25. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,309,141 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,229,190. The firm has a market capitalization of $279.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.68, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $945.05. The stock's 50-day moving average is $766.13 and its 200-day moving average is $727.71.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th will be paid a dividend of $1.856 per share. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.04%. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.67%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have commented on ASML shares. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Barclays reiterated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Susquehanna decreased their price target on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target for the company. Finally, DZ Bank lowered shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $923.80.

ASML 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.