Level Four Advisory Services LLC Acquires 263 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Level Four Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 10.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,668 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 263 shares during the period. Level Four Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $2,138,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of ASML. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 153.8% during the second quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 33 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in ASML in the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. raised its stake in ASML by 129.4% during the 2nd quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 39 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the period. Finally, Maseco LLP bought a new position in ASML in the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Rothschild & Co Redburn upgraded ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. DZ Bank restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised shares of ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,076.33.

ASML Stock Up 1.3%

ASML opened at $1,054.93 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,086.11. The firm has a market capitalization of $414.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.94, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.88. The company’s 50-day moving average is $1,013.19 and its 200 day moving average is $851.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.70.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $6.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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 $8.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.99 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $5.28 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 6th. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 29th were given a dividend of $1.857 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 29th. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. This represents a $7.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.