ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Sold by Montag A & Associates Inc.

Montag A & Associates Inc. lowered its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 3.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,875 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 70 shares during the period. Montag A & Associates Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,503,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of ASML by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $631,079,000 after buying an additional 199,740 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in ASML by 0.8% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 905,708 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $600,175,000 after acquiring an additional 7,164 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 101.0% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $484,562,000 after purchasing an additional 367,505 shares during the period. Fayez Sarofim & Co lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 710,668 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $470,910,000 after purchasing an additional 18,516 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 61.0% during the 1st quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $469,183,000 after purchasing an additional 268,172 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the topic of several research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, October 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Redburn Partners set a $1,200.00 price target on shares of ASML in a research report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, October 13th. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price objective on ASML from $965.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,076.33.

ASML Price Performance

ASML opened at $1,022.42 on Wednesday. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $1,086.11. The firm has a market cap of $402.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.61, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $964.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $823.24.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $6.41 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.27 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $8.71 billion for 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%. The firm’s revenue was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $5.28 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 6th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. ASML’s payout ratio is 25.76%.

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.