Diversified Trust Co Buys 132 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Diversified Trust Co boosted its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 16.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 950 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the period. Diversified Trust Co’s holdings in ASML were worth $922,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ASML. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 48,040.7% in the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 245,999 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $186,202,000 after acquiring an additional 245,488 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its stake in ASML by 35.6% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 776,768 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $587,951,000 after purchasing an additional 203,860 shares during the period. Kodai Capital Management LP bought a new position in ASML in the 4th quarter worth about $150,318,000. Jennison Associates LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 15.3% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,146,157 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $867,549,000 after purchasing an additional 151,844 shares during the period. Finally, Sands Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Sands Capital Management LLC now owns 1,617,083 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,224,002,000 after purchasing an additional 121,847 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,033.49 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $964.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $909.05. The stock has a market capitalization of $407.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.49. ASML Holding has a one year low of $563.99 and a one year high of $1,077.22.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 17th. The semiconductor company reported $3.38 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.54. ASML had a return on equity of 56.99% and a net margin of 27.23%. The business had revenue of $5.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.73 billion. Analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 20.12 EPS for the current year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 29th were paid a dividend of $1.343 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 26th. This represents a $5.37 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.52%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.53%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on ASML shares. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on ASML from $1,072.00 to $1,052.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on ASML from $1,150.00 to $1,185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 17th. Finally, Evercore ISI initiated coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. Three 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 company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,043.00.

ASML 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.