Fiera Capital Corp Has $364,000 Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Fiera Capital Corp increased its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 20.4% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 454 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Fiera Capital Corp’s holdings in ASML were worth $364,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WASHINGTON TRUST Co lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.6% in the second quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 19,954 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $15,991,000 after purchasing an additional 498 shares in the last quarter. Bailard Inc. raised its position in ASML by 12.1% during the second quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 7,489 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,002,000 after buying an additional 807 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its stake in ASML by 38.3% in the 2nd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 52,401 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $41,994,000 after acquiring an additional 14,499 shares in the last quarter. United Asset Strategies Inc. lifted its stake in ASML by 1,242.6% in the 2nd quarter. United Asset Strategies Inc. now owns 15,641 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $12,535,000 after acquiring an additional 14,476 shares in the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV acquired a new stake in ASML during the 2nd quarter worth about $103,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock opened at $1,006.98 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $980.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $829.55. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,086.11. The company has a market capitalization of $396.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.88. 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 released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $6.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.27 by $0.14. The business had revenue of $8.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.99 billion. ASML had a net margin of 27.08% and a return on equity of 47.74%. ASML’s quarterly revenue was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $5.28 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on ASML shares. New Street Research reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, October 6th. Arete Research raised shares of ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. HSBC reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,076.33.

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.