ProShare Advisors LLC Acquires 1,322 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

ProShare Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 119,080 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,322 shares during the quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $95,430,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 26.5% in the 1st 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 during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in ASML by 0.8% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 905,708 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $600,175,000 after buying an additional 7,164 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of ASML by 101.0% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $484,562,000 after purchasing an additional 367,505 shares during the last quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 710,668 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $470,910,000 after buying an additional 18,516 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. raised its position in ASML by 61.0% during the first quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $469,183,000 after purchasing an additional 268,172 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the topic of several recent research reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. HSBC reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Arete Research upgraded ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,076.33.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $1,038.79 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $408.54 billion, a PE ratio of 42.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.88. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,086.11. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $958.45 and a 200 day simple moving average of $820.81. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 29th were paid a $1.857 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 29th. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. This represents a $7.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.