Heritage Investors Management Corp Buys 25 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Heritage Investors Management Corp lifted its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 2.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,233 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the quarter. Heritage Investors Management Corp’s holdings in ASML were worth $855,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. Strategic Blueprint LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 24.3% during the 3rd quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 475 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $396,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares during the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 91.3% during the 3rd quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 1,626 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,355,000 after acquiring an additional 776 shares during the last quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 16.2% during the 3rd quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 136 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $114,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 27.6% during the 3rd quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,900 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,583,000 after acquiring an additional 411 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tandem Capital Management Corp ADV bought a new stake in ASML during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $337,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

ASML Stock Down 6.6 %

ASML stock opened at $697.70 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. ASML Holding has a 12-month low of $645.45 and a 12-month high of $1,110.09. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $733.09 and its 200 day moving average is $755.88. The company has a market capitalization of $274.49 billion, a PE ratio of 33.54, a PEG ratio of 1.62 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 analysts’ consensus estimates 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 predict 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. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a dividend of $1.5855 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This is an increase from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 31.35%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company boosted 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price 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. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price target on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. BNP Paribas began coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.