Natural Investments LLC Sells 1,086 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Natural Investments LLC cut its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 35.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,950 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,086 shares during the quarter. ASML accounts for approximately 0.9% of Natural Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 22nd biggest holding. Natural Investments LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $3,879,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC raised its position in ASML by 5.2% in the 1st quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 2,511 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,664,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in ASML by 141.1% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,871 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,553,000 after buying an additional 4,021 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in ASML by 153.1% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 17,210 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $11,404,000 after buying an additional 10,411 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 1.3% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $936,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 5.2% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,383 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $9,122,000 after buying an additional 559 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on ASML. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Argus set a $2,100.00 price target on ASML in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Zacks Research downgraded ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 3rd. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,970.33.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,665.14 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $1,758.02 and a 200 day moving average of $1,596.40. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $716.20 and a 52 week high of $1,999.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $654.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.81, a PEG ratio of 0.84 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Sunday, June 28th. The semiconductor company reported $8.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. ASML had a net margin of 30.11% and a return on equity of 52.71%. The business had revenue of $10.62 billion for the quarter. As a group, research analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 44.99 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 28th were paid a dividend of $2.1507 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 28th. This represents a $8.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 22.62%.

ASML Profile

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) is a Dutch company that develops, manufactures and services advanced photolithography systems used to produce semiconductor chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, ASML supplies capital equipment and associated software and services that enable semiconductor manufacturers to pattern the intricate circuits on silicon wafers. The company is widely recognized for its leadership in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography as well as its deep ultraviolet (DUV) platforms used across multiple process nodes.

ASML’s product portfolio includes EUV and DUV lithography machines, light sources, imaging optics and control software, together with spare parts, upgrades and field services.