Arlington Financial Advisors LLC Trims Stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Arlington Financial Advisors LLC cut its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 7.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 450 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 35 shares during the quarter. Arlington Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $312,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of ASML. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 3.1% during the fourth quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,917 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,329,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. Chronos Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in ASML during the fourth quarter valued at $4,487,000. Apollon Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 14.8% during the 4th quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,002 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,546,000 after buying an additional 1,034 shares in the last quarter. Vest Financial LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 37.1% in the 4th quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 735 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $509,000 after buying an additional 199 shares during the period. Finally, BayBridge Capital Group LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. BayBridge Capital Group LLC now owns 1,330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $922,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on ASML shares. BNP Paribas started coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price objective on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 29th. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Susquehanna cut their price target on shares of ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 11th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $937.00.

ASML Stock Down 1.5 %

ASML opened at $727.70 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $724.31 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $769.45. The company has a market capitalization of $286.29 billion, a PE ratio of 34.99, a PEG ratio of 1.62 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 company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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, equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.31 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be paid a dividend of $1.5855 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 11th. This is an increase from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. ASML’s payout ratio is 25.91%.

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.