Strategic Advisors LLC Acquires 32 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Strategic Advisors LLC grew its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 1.5% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 2,204 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 32 shares during the quarter. Strategic Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,528,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Sierra Ocean LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at about $89,000. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 1,730 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,199,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Csenge Advisory Group raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 1,849 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,282,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares in the last quarter. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC now owns 957 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $663,000 after purchasing an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at about $337,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective 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. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 29th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, BNP Paribas initiated coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price objective for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $937.00.

ASML Trading Down 3.3 %

Shares of ASML stock opened at $751.55 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $729.36 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $762.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $295.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.13, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. ASML Holding has a 12-month low of $645.45 and a 12-month high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. 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 will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be issued a $1.5855 dividend. This is an increase from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 11th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is 31.35%.

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.