Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. Acquires 5,701 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 25.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 27,984 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,701 shares during the period. ASML comprises approximately 1.2% of Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $19,395,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Aveo Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 13.6% in the fourth quarter. Aveo Capital Partners LLC now owns 567 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $393,000 after acquiring an additional 68 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 52.3% in the fourth quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 99 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Myriad Asset Management US LP bought a new position in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,271,000. WASHINGTON TRUST Co grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 19,488 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $13,507,000 after acquiring an additional 338 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Center for Financial Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $120,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 29th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price objective on the stock. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $937.00.

ASML Trading Down 3.3 %

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $751.55 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $295.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.47. ASML Holding has a 1 year low of $645.45 and a 1 year high of $1,110.09. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $728.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $764.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. As a group, analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be issued a $1.5855 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. This is a boost from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.83%.

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.