New Hampshire Trust Buys 54 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

New Hampshire Trust increased its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 14.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 438 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 54 shares during the period. New Hampshire Trust’s holdings in ASML were worth $351,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in ASML by 101.0% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $484,562,000 after acquiring an additional 367,505 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 91.6% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 642,498 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $403,215,000 after acquiring an additional 307,214 shares in the last quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. boosted its position in shares of ASML by 61.0% during the 1st quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $469,183,000 after acquiring an additional 268,172 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 26.5% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $631,079,000 after purchasing an additional 199,740 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, October 13th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on ASML from $965.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,051.60.

ASML Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,033.10 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $892.92 and a 200 day moving average of $788.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.70. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,059.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $406.30 billion, a PE ratio of 42.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.87.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $6.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.27 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $8.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.99 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 47.74% and a net margin of 27.08%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $5.28 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 29th will be issued a $1.857 dividend. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 29th. This represents a $7.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. ASML’s payout ratio is 25.56%.

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.