ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Sold by Nwam LLC

Nwam LLC trimmed its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,105 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 44 shares during the period. Nwam LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,459,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ASML. Strategic Blueprint LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 24.3% in the 3rd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 475 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $396,000 after buying an additional 93 shares during the period. Mutual Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 91.3% during the third quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 1,626 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,355,000 after acquiring an additional 776 shares during the last quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 16.2% in the 3rd quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 136 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $114,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 27.6% in the 3rd quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,583,000 after acquiring an additional 411 shares during the period. Finally, Tandem Capital Management Corp ADV acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $337,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on ASML. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas started coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 target price for the company. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price target on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $937.00.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $697.70 on Friday. ASML Holding has a 1 year low of $645.45 and a 1 year high of $1,110.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $274.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.47. 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 business’s 50-day moving average is $733.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $755.88.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share (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%. Analysts anticipate that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were issued a $1.5855 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is 31.35%.

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.