ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Acquired by RWA Wealth Partners LLC

RWA Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 167.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 29,444 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,448 shares during the quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $20,407,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its stake in shares of ASML by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,788,280 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,239,421,000 after buying an additional 31,231 shares during the period. Windacre Partnership LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Windacre Partnership LLC now owns 664,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $553,361,000 after purchasing an additional 25,600 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 4,880.5% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 335,284 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $247,019,000 after purchasing an additional 328,552 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of ASML by 16.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 258,638 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $215,530,000 after purchasing an additional 35,926 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter worth $175,257,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. DZ Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. 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 data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $937.00.

ASML Trading Down 2.3 %

NASDAQ ASML opened at $674.58 on Friday. ASML Holding has a one year low of $645.45 and a one year high of $1,110.09. The firm has a market cap of $265.39 billion, a PE ratio of 32.43, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $727.46 and its two-hundred day moving average is $732.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly 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%. Analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be paid a $1.5855 dividend. This is a boost from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 28th. ASML’s payout ratio is currently 31.35%.

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.