ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Stake Boosted by Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC

Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 181.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,790 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,023 shares during the period. ASML makes up about 2.1% of Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $5,487,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. Edgewood Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 43.1% in the fourth quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 3,186,667 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,208,615,000 after buying an additional 959,696 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its stake in ASML by 4,880.5% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 335,284 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $247,019,000 after acquiring an additional 328,552 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its position in ASML by 53.4% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 807,257 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $559,494,000 after acquiring an additional 281,156 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in ASML during the 4th quarter valued at about $175,257,000. Finally, Fisher Funds Management LTD acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter valued at about $137,386,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Up 0.8 %

ASML stock opened at $640.16 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $697.51 and its 200 day moving average is $712.65. The firm has a market cap of $251.85 billion, a PE ratio of 30.78, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. ASML Holding has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $1,110.09. 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 (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. On average, research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be given a $1.5855 dividend. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.48%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the subject of a number of research reports. DZ Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price target on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $906.00.

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.