Hudson Value Partners LLC Has $3.54 Million Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Hudson Value Partners LLC grew its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 994.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 5,112 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,645 shares during the quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $3,543,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 144.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 671 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $559,000 after acquiring an additional 397 shares during the last quarter. Vest Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the 3rd quarter valued at about $447,000. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 34.8% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,823 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,852,000 after acquiring an additional 1,503 shares during the last quarter. Trilogy Capital Inc. acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the 3rd quarter valued at about $215,000. Finally, Northwest Investment Counselors LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the 3rd quarter valued at about $129,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $744.22 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The company has a market capitalization of $292.79 billion, a PE ratio of 35.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.47. ASML Holding has a one year low of $645.45 and a one year high of $1,110.09. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $731.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $760.19.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share 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%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. BNP Paribas assumed coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 target price on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. DZ Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.