Wealthstream Advisors Inc. Buys 53 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Wealthstream Advisors Inc. lifted its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 13.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 451 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Wealthstream Advisors Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $313,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 34.8% during the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,823 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,852,000 after acquiring an additional 1,503 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 4,985 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,153,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. raised its position in ASML by 30.8% during the 3rd quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,250,000 after purchasing an additional 353 shares during the last quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC raised its position in ASML by 49.3% during the 3rd quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC now owns 442 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $368,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. NorthCrest Asset Manangement LLC now owns 4,539 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,782,000 after buying an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $737.01 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 debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $732.62 and a 200 day moving average of $758.26. The stock has a market cap of $289.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 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 (EPS) 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%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a $1.5855 dividend. This is a boost from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.67%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective 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 cut their target price on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 29th. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, BNP Paribas assumed coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price objective on the stock. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $937.00.

ASML Company 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.