Paradiem LLC lowered its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 59.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 962 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 1,394 shares during the period. Paradiem LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $728,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ASML. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 34.6% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,067,413 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $628,344,000 after purchasing an additional 274,562 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 48,040.7% in the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 245,999 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $186,202,000 after purchasing an additional 245,488 shares during the period. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 106.5% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 336,956 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $198,353,000 after purchasing an additional 173,813 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 15.3% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,146,157 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $867,549,000 after purchasing an additional 151,844 shares during the period. Finally, FMR LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,607,702 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,123,710,000 after purchasing an additional 126,413 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.
ASML Price Performance
ASML traded up $18.32 during trading on Friday, reaching $918.97. 865,078 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,204,430. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.54. ASML Holding has a 12-month low of $563.99 and a 12-month high of $1,056.34. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $955.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $807.34. The company has a market cap of $362.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.93, a PEG ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.48.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 24th. The semiconductor company reported $5.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $5.12 by $0.48. ASML had a net margin of 27.23% and a return on equity of 56.99%. The business had revenue of $7.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.34 billion. On average, equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 20.04 EPS for the current year.
ASML Cuts Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Investors of record on Monday, April 29th will be issued a $1.343 dividend. This represents a $5.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 26th. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.02%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research firms have commented on ASML. HSBC began coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. They set a "buy" rating on the stock. Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of ASML from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of ASML from $830.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Friday, January 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their target price on shares of ASML from $1,072.00 to $1,052.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Finally, Raymond James raised their target price on shares of ASML from $850.00 to $1,000.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 25th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $1,036.00.
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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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