Souders Financial Advisors Reduces Stake in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Souders Financial Advisors lessened its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 32.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 399 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 189 shares during the quarter. Souders Financial Advisors’ holdings in ASML were worth $320,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in ASML. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 5.2% during the 1st quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 2,511 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,664,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of ASML by 17.7% during the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 11,802 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $7,820,000 after acquiring an additional 1,777 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 20.7% in the 1st quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,732 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,148,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 31.2% during the first quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 484 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $321,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. boosted its holdings in ASML by 21.2% in the 1st quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 5,585 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,701,000 after buying an additional 977 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ASML Price Performance

ASML opened at $1,029.20 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,086.11. The stock has a market cap of $404.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.89, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.88. The business has a fifty day moving average of $947.04 and a 200 day moving average of $813.16. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $6.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.27 by $0.14. ASML had a net margin of 27.08% and a return on equity of 47.74%. The firm had revenue of $8.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.99 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $5.28 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 29th were given a dividend of $1.857 per share. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 29th. This represents a $7.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.76%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on ASML shares. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,051.60.

ASML 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.