Caitlin John LLC Boosts Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Caitlin John LLC increased its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 78.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 57 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Caitlin John LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $40,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. YANKCOM Partnership purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter worth $94,000. Brandywine Oak Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in ASML by 8.5% in the 4th quarter. Brandywine Oak Private Wealth LLC now owns 308 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $213,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 47.8% in the 4th quarter. Jackson Grant Investment Advisers Inc. now owns 263 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $182,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares in the last quarter. LCM Capital Management Inc boosted its position in shares of ASML by 46.8% during the 4th quarter. LCM Capital Management Inc now owns 819 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $568,000 after acquiring an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Choreo LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 7,311 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,088,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. 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 research report on Thursday, January 30th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Finally, Susquehanna cut their price objective on ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $937.00.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $742.59 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $292.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.70, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $721.49 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $769.85. 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.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued 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, equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.31 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

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.