Oxford Wealth Group LLC Grows Stock Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Oxford Wealth Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 5.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,498 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 140 shares during the quarter. ASML makes up about 1.1% of Oxford Wealth Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Oxford Wealth Group LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,731,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ASML. Carnegie Investment Counsel lifted its position in ASML by 68.9% during the fourth quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 2,128 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,475,000 after buying an additional 868 shares during the period. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in shares of ASML during the 4th quarter worth about $1,174,000. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 36.7% in the fourth quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 26,322 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $18,243,000 after acquiring an additional 7,073 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in ASML by 12.2% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 9,759 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,764,000 after purchasing an additional 1,062 shares during the period. Finally, Alpha Cubed Investments LLC increased its position in ASML by 33.9% during the fourth quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 81,564 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $56,530,000 after purchasing an additional 20,651 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on ASML shares. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. DZ Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective 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. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their target price on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $906.00.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $638.69 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $251.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. 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 Holding has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $1,110.09. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $692.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $709.86.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. On average, equities analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be paid a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is a boost from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is 27.48%.

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.