ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Bought by Blair William & Co. IL

Blair William & Co. IL raised its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 26.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 10,016 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,079 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in ASML were worth $6,637,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norinchukin Bank The grew its holdings in ASML by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 857 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $594,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 18.5% in the fourth quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 96 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 2.6% in the first quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 602 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $399,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 15.2% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 114 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nilsine Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 2.6% in the first quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 631 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $418,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Down 1.4%

ASML opened at $689.63 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $760.31 and its 200-day moving average is $725.63. The company has a market capitalization of $271.31 billion, a PE ratio of 28.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.42 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $945.05.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The business had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $4.01 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th will be paid a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.1%. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the topic of several recent research reports. DZ Bank downgraded ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $806.00 target price on the stock. Susquehanna reduced their target price on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, New Street Research upgraded ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $923.80.

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.