418 Shares in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Bought by KDT Advisors LLC

KDT Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 418 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $334,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in ASML by 26.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $631,079,000 after acquiring an additional 199,740 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 0.8% in the 1st 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. raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 101.0% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $484,562,000 after buying an additional 367,505 shares in the last quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co raised 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 in the last quarter. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 61.0% in the 1st quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $469,183,000 after buying an additional 268,172 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,059.23 on Monday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,086.11. The stock has a market cap of $416.58 billion, a PE ratio of 43.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.87. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $924.66 and a 200-day moving average of $804.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.31.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $6.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.27 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $8.71 billion for 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $5.28 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 29th will be given a $1.857 dividend. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 29th. This represents a $7.43 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is 25.76%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the subject of a number of research reports. New Street Research restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Erste Group Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of ASML from $1,105.00 to $1,140.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,051.60.

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.