ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Stock Acquired by Viewpoint Investment Partners Corp

Viewpoint Investment Partners Corp raised its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 45.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,639 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the quarter. Viewpoint Investment Partners Corp’s holdings in ASML were worth $2,969,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 31.7% in the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,459,420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,892,869,000 after buying an additional 592,125 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. grew its position in ASML by 4.9% during the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,282,190 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,550,840,000 after buying an additional 59,888 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in ASML by 6.3% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,641,565 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,168,227,000 after buying an additional 96,860 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in ASML by 1.2% during the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,560,256 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,060,833,000 after buying an additional 19,051 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in ASML by 1.8% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,033,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,364,963,000 after buying an additional 18,768 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of ASML opened at $1,590.90 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $1,722.74 and a 200 day moving average of $1,586.27. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $946.11 and a fifty-two week high of $1,999.96. The firm has a market cap of $613.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.49.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Sunday, September 27th. The semiconductor company reported $14.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $13.27 billion for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 64.24% and a net margin of 34.10%. As a group, research analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 46.03 EPS for the current year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 27th will be given a dividend of $2.1077 per share. This is a drop from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.1507. This represents a $8.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 27th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.90%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of several research reports. Zacks Research lowered shares of ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 3rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 17th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Argus set a $2,100.00 price target on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $2,079.12.

ASML Company Profile

ASML Holding N.V. is a Netherlands-based technology company that develops and manufactures advanced lithography systems used by semiconductor manufacturers to produce integrated circuits. Its equipment helps customers transfer intricate circuit patterns onto silicon wafers, a critical step in the production of processors, memory chips and other semiconductor devices.

ASML’s product portfolio includes extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, which support the production of the most advanced chips, as well as deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems for a broad range of semiconductor applications.