Wealth Quarterback LLC Has $923,000 Stock Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Wealth Quarterback LLC raised its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 1.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,331 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the period. Wealth Quarterback LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $923,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Creative Planning boosted its position in shares of ASML by 2.6% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 26,866 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $22,386,000 after buying an additional 669 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. increased its stake in ASML by 38.1% in the 3rd quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 116 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $96,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC lifted its position in ASML by 52.1% during the 3rd quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC now owns 324 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $270,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 144.9% in the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 671 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $559,000 after acquiring an additional 397 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in ASML by 1.2% during the third quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,578 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,148,000 after acquiring an additional 31 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $751.55 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $729.36 and its 200 day simple moving average is $761.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99. ASML Holding has a 1 year low of $645.45 and a 1 year high of $1,110.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $295.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.47.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. As a group, research analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be issued a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.35%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on ASML. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price objective on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Finally, DZ Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $937.00.

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.