ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Bought by Guardian Capital LP

Guardian Capital LP boosted its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 37.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 26,735 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 7,228 shares during the quarter. Guardian Capital LP's holdings in ASML were worth $20,236,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Townsquare Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 11.5% during the 3rd quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 8,516 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,013,000 after buying an additional 881 shares in the last quarter. Savoie Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $14,658,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 48,040.7% during the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 245,999 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $186,202,000 after buying an additional 245,488 shares in the last quarter. CenterBook Partners LP increased its stake in ASML by 69.2% in the 3rd quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 11,529 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $6,787,000 after purchasing an additional 4,716 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meitav Investment House Ltd. increased its stake in ASML by 219.0% in the 4th quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 3,158 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,195,000 after purchasing an additional 2,168 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of ASML stock traded down $2.21 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $915.03. 591,955 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,184,114. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $563.99 and a fifty-two week high of $1,056.34. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $945.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $831.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The stock has a market cap of $361.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.73, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.49.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 17th. The semiconductor company reported $3.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.54. ASML had a return on equity of 56.99% and a net margin of 27.23%. The firm had revenue of $5.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.73 billion. Equities analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 20.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Investors of record on Monday, April 29th were issued a $1.343 dividend. This represents a $5.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.59%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 26th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is currently 32.53%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on ASML from $1,072.00 to $1,052.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Redburn Atlantic raised ASML from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 20th. Raymond James raised their price objective on ASML from $850.00 to $1,000.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 25th. HSBC began coverage on ASML in a report on Thursday, February 22nd. They set a "buy" rating on the stock. Finally, Susquehanna increased their target price on ASML from $830.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $1,036.00.

About ASML

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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