MGO One Seven LLC Increases Stock Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

MGO One Seven LLC increased its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 104.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,203 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,124 shares during the period. MGO One Seven LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $1,527,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Kennebec Savings Bank increased its stake in shares of ASML by 227.3% in the 4th quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 740.0% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC bought a new position in ASML during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Albion Financial Group UT raised its stake in ASML by 133.3% during the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new stake in ASML in the fourth quarter worth $39,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the topic of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. DZ Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their price objective 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. Two investment 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 MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $906.00.

ASML Trading Down 0.2 %

ASML stock traded down $1.58 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $671.18. The company had a trading volume of 420,502 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,634,412. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $264.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.37, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $685.94 and a 200-day simple moving average of $704.48. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. As a group, research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th will be given a dividend of $1.5855 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. This is an increase from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. ASML's payout ratio is currently 27.48%.

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.