ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Short Interest Update

ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,480,000 shares, a decrease of 14.5% from the December 31st total of 1,730,000 shares. Currently, 0.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,740,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.9 days.

Institutional Trading of ASML

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Cromwell Holdings LLC raised its stake in ASML by 11.4% in the fourth quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $554,000 after buying an additional 82 shares in the last quarter. Mattern Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter valued at about $419,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 147.4% in the 4th quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,122 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,164,000 after buying an additional 1,860 shares in the last quarter. Advyzon Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML during the 4th quarter worth approximately $292,000. Finally, WealthBridge Capital Management LLC lifted its position in ASML by 34.9% during the fourth quarter. WealthBridge Capital Management LLC now owns 383 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $265,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently commented on ASML shares. BNP Paribas began coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 29th. Susquehanna cut their price objective 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. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $937.00.

ASML Price Performance

ASML traded down $11.16 on Monday, hitting $728.15. 1,054,910 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,028,212. The firm has a market cap of $286.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.47. 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 has a one year low of $645.45 and a one year high of $1,110.09. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $719.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $772.37.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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, research analysts anticipate that ASML will post 25.31 EPS for the current year.

ASML Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be given a dividend of $1.6414 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. This represents a $6.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.90%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.