Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC Has $663,000 Stock Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 12.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 957 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $663,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of ASML. Creative Planning raised its position in shares of ASML by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 26,866 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $22,386,000 after acquiring an additional 669 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. raised its holdings in ASML by 38.1% during the 3rd quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 116 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $96,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the period. Good Life Advisors LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 52.1% during the 3rd quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC now owns 324 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $270,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 144.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 671 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $559,000 after buying an additional 397 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in ASML by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 2,578 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,148,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $751.55 on Monday. ASML Holding has a 1-year low of $645.45 and a 1-year high of $1,110.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $729.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $762.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $295.68 billion, a PE ratio of 36.13, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.47.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its 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 net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. On average, research analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be given a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is a boost from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. ASML’s payout ratio is 31.35%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have commented on ASML shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their target price on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 29th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas started coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Three investment 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $937.00.

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.