Viawealth LLC Buys Shares of 668 ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Viawealth LLC purchased a new position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 668 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $463,000.

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A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Carnegie Investment Counsel grew its position in ASML by 68.9% in the 4th quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 2,128 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,475,000 after buying an additional 868 shares in the last quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new position in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,174,000. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of ASML by 5.2% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 140,802 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $117,323,000 after acquiring an additional 7,010 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 36.7% during the fourth quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 26,322 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $18,243,000 after purchasing an additional 7,073 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in ASML by 104.4% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,009 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,840,000 after purchasing an additional 3,580 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock opened at $734.91 on Thursday. 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 cap of $289.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $645.45 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $731.54 and its 200-day simple moving average is $736.45.

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ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $1.5855 per share. 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 (DPR) is presently 31.35%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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A number of analysts have recently commented on ASML shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective 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. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. BNP Paribas assumed coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price objective for the company. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $937.00.

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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.

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