ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Bought by GHP Investment Advisors Inc.

GHP Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 1,350.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 145 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 135 shares during the quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $116,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 25.3% during the second quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,664 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,738,000 after purchasing an additional 941 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 97.6% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 153,939 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $101,978,000 after purchasing an additional 76,023 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.5% during the second quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC now owns 6,552 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,251,000 after purchasing an additional 730 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 5.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,928 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $7,241,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gunderson Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of ASML during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,702,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the subject of several recent research reports. Arete Research raised ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. New Street Research reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, October 6th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Hsbc Global Res raised ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,051.60.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,066.82 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $930.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $807.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.31. The firm has a market cap of $419.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.42, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.87. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $1,086.11.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $6.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.27 by $0.14. ASML had a return on equity of 47.74% and a net margin of 27.08%.The firm had revenue of $8.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.99 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $5.28 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 29th will be given a dividend of $1.857 per share. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 29th. This represents a $7.43 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. ASML’s payout ratio is 25.76%.

ASML 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.