Lido Advisors LLC Grows Stock Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Lido Advisors LLC increased its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 34.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 7,705 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,980 shares during the quarter. Lido Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $5,340,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Morse Asset Management Inc acquired a new stake in ASML in the third quarter valued at $52,000. Advisory Resource Group raised its holdings in ASML by 21.7% during the third quarter. Advisory Resource Group now owns 1,191 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $992,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. Chelsea Counsel Co. acquired a new stake in ASML in the third quarter worth approximately $417,000. Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its position in ASML by 12.6% in the third quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 1,375 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,146,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares during the period. Finally, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. lifted its position in shares of ASML by 9.7% during 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 acquiring an additional 1,914 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $666.11 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53. The firm has a market cap of $262.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. The business's fifty day moving average is $684.40 and its two-hundred day moving average is $704.21. ASML Holding has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09.

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

ASML Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. This represents a $6.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.99%. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 27.48%.

ASML Company 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.

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