Telos Capital Management Inc. decreased its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 15.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 9,158 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 1,692 shares during the quarter. Telos Capital Management Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $9,798,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. City Holding Co. acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Binnacle Investments Inc grew its position in shares of ASML by 78.9% in the second quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 34 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.
ASML Trading Up 2.0%
Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $1,478.28 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $581.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.25, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.88. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $614.06 and a 1 year high of $1,547.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $1,389.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,201.28.
ASML Increases Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 27th will be issued a $3.1771 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. This represents a $12.71 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.88. ASML's payout ratio is 25.10%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research firms recently commented on ASML. KGI Securities set a $1,415.00 price target on shares of ASML and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of ASML from $1,450.00 to $1,650.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on shares of ASML to $1,971.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $1,482.50.
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ASML Company Profile
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ASML Holding N.V. NASDAQ: ASML is a Dutch company that develops, manufactures and services advanced photolithography systems used to produce semiconductor chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, ASML supplies capital equipment and associated software and services that enable semiconductor manufacturers to pattern the intricate circuits on silicon wafers. The company is widely recognized for its leadership in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography as well as its deep ultraviolet (DUV) platforms used across multiple process nodes.
ASML's product portfolio includes EUV and DUV lithography machines, light sources, imaging optics and control software, together with spare parts, upgrades and field services.
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