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

Soros Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 2.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 21,105 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 535 shares during the period. ASML accounts for approximately 2.3% of Soros Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Soros Capital Management LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $14,627,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fayez Sarofim & Co grew its position in ASML by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 692,152 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $479,717,000 after purchasing an additional 46,397 shares during the last quarter. Canal Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. Canal Capital Management LLC now owns 6,823 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,729,000 after buying an additional 614 shares during the period. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury grew its holdings in ASML by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 38,515 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,694,000 after buying an additional 390 shares in the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. raised its stake in ASML by 17.5% during the 4th quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 15,038 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,415,000 after acquiring an additional 2,238 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its position in ASML by 250.8% during the 4th quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 9,981 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $6,918,000 after acquiring an additional 7,136 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. DZ Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their target price on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Two 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 stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $906.00.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML opened at $640.16 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The company has a market capitalization of $251.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. The business’s 50-day moving average is $697.51 and its 200-day moving average is $711.81. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. The business had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. Equities research analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 is Monday, April 28th. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.48%.

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.