OneAscent Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 834 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $553,000.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 12.3% in the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $266,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in ASML by 12.7% in the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,571,000 after purchasing an additional 947 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 1.6% in the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,478 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,304,000 after purchasing an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Lyell Wealth Management LP raised its holdings in ASML by 2.4% in the first quarter. Lyell Wealth Management LP now owns 19,483 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $12,910,000 after purchasing an additional 459 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 2.3% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,418 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $22,806,000 after acquiring an additional 763 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on ASML. Erste Group Bank restated a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. New Street Research upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Seven 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.com, ASML presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.
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ASML Stock Performance
ASML stock traded down $13.05 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $742.16. The company had a trading volume of 1,633,912 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,967,466. 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 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $945.05. The company's fifty day moving average is $757.89 and its 200-day moving average is $725.48. The company has a market capitalization of $291.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.76.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.01 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts predict 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 was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a $1.856 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's dividend payout ratio is 26.21%.
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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