ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Acquired by Janney Capital Management LLC

Janney Capital Management LLC lifted its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 35.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 11,947 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,149 shares during the period. Janney Capital Management LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $9,043,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Toth Financial Advisory Corp raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. Toth Financial Advisory Corp now owns 126 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $95,000 after acquiring an additional 13 shares during the period. Slow Capital Inc. lifted its stake in ASML by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Slow Capital Inc. now owns 4,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,336,000 after acquiring an additional 13 shares during the last quarter. Alera Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Alera Investment Advisors LLC now owns 492 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $372,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Marcum Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Marcum Wealth LLC now owns 478 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $362,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of ASML by 48.4% during the 4th quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 46 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Trading Up 2.4 %

ASML stock traded up $22.39 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $937.42. The stock had a trading volume of 882,426 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,180,901. The stock has a market capitalization of $369.90 billion, a PE ratio of 47.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.54. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $944.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $833.32. ASML Holding has a twelve month low of $563.99 and a twelve month high of $1,056.34.

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

ASML Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 29th were given a $1.343 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 26th. This represents a $5.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.57%. ASML's payout ratio is currently 32.53%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on ASML shares. HSBC started coverage on ASML in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. They issued a "buy" rating for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price objective on ASML from $1,072.00 to $1,052.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 12th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,050.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 2nd. Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, January 23rd. They set an "overweight" rating for the company. Finally, Redburn Atlantic upgraded ASML from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $1,036.00.

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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