ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Stock Holdings Lifted by Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC

Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,078 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the quarter. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $2,114,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. American Capital Advisory LLC purchased a new position in ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $26,000. WD Rutherford LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML during the first quarter valued at $29,000. Triad Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML during the second quarter valued at $31,000. First Community Trust NA purchased a new stake in ASML in the 2nd quarter worth about $34,000. Finally, POM Investment Strategies LLC acquired a new stake in ASML during the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on ASML. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on ASML from $1,150.00 to $1,185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 17th. Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of ASML from $1,200.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 11th. Morgan Stanley cut shares of ASML from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday. UBS Group lowered ASML from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on ASML from $1,172.00 to $1,202.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 18th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,147.80.

ASML Stock Down 4.0 %

ASML opened at $795.28 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $313.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.52. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $870.91 and a 200 day moving average price of $939.86. ASML Holding has a twelve month low of $563.99 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $4.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.87 by $0.14. ASML had a net margin of 26.50% and a return on equity of 49.93%. The business had revenue of $6.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $5.37 earnings per share. ASML’s revenue for the quarter was down 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 20.38 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 29th were given a $1.8732 dividend. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.34. This represents a $7.49 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.94%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 28.50%.

About ASML

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.