Guardian Capital LP Purchases 2,680 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Guardian Capital LP increased its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 8.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 35,605 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 2,680 shares during the quarter. Guardian Capital LP's holdings in ASML were worth $24,677,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Morse Asset Management Inc acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the 3rd quarter worth $52,000. Advisory Resource Group grew its position in shares of ASML by 21.7% in the 3rd quarter. Advisory Resource Group now owns 1,191 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $992,000 after buying an additional 212 shares during the last quarter. Chelsea Counsel Co. acquired a new stake in ASML during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $417,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC raised its stake in ASML by 12.6% during the third quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 1,375 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,146,000 after buying an additional 154 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 9.7% in the 3rd quarter. Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. now owns 21,599 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $17,997,000 after purchasing an additional 1,914 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Up 3.5 %

ASML stock traded up $23.61 during trading on Friday, reaching $690.33. The stock had a trading volume of 1,214,696 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,640,127. ASML Holding has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $1,110.09. The company's 50 day moving average is $681.63 and its two-hundred day moving average is $702.55. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market capitalization of $271.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.19, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. Equities research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th will be issued a $1.6414 dividend. This represents a $6.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 27.48%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their price target on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $906.00.

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.