Mosley Wealth Management Has $745,000 Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Mosley Wealth Management lifted its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 23.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,046 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 197 shares during the period. Mosley Wealth Management’s holdings in ASML were worth $745,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Amundi raised its position in shares of ASML by 4,880.5% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 335,284 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $247,019,000 after acquiring an additional 328,552 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in ASML during the 4th quarter worth about $175,257,000. Fisher Funds Management LTD acquired a new position in ASML during the 4th quarter valued at about $137,386,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 281.3% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 156,693 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $108,601,000 after purchasing an additional 115,603 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Westfield Capital Management Co. LP grew its position in shares of ASML by 126.4% during the 3rd quarter. Westfield Capital Management Co. LP now owns 148,377 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $123,635,000 after buying an additional 82,836 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Trading Down 2.4 %

Shares of ASML stock opened at $716.22 on Friday. ASML Holding has a 1 year low of $645.45 and a 1 year high of $1,110.09. The company has a market capitalization of $281.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $730.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $734.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings results 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%. Research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on ASML. DZ Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price objective on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. BNP Paribas assumed coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 target price for the company. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Two investment 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $937.00.

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.