ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Bought by Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA

Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA raised its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 71.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 18,288 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,604 shares during the period. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA’s holdings in ASML were worth $13,843,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its stake in shares of ASML by 34.6% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,067,413 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $628,344,000 after buying an additional 274,562 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 48,040.7% during the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 245,999 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $186,202,000 after purchasing an additional 245,488 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 106.5% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 336,956 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $198,353,000 after purchasing an additional 173,813 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,146,157 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $867,549,000 after purchasing an additional 151,844 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 3.6% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,607,702 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,123,710,000 after purchasing an additional 126,413 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Trading Up 2.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ ASML traded up $20.15 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $921.05. 612,535 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,234,083. The firm has a market capitalization of $363.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.91, a PEG ratio of 2.22 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.54. ASML Holding has a 52-week low of $563.99 and a 52-week high of $1,056.34. The company’s 50-day moving average is $955.81 and its 200-day moving average is $802.24.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 24th. The semiconductor company reported $5.60 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.12 by $0.48. The business had revenue of $7.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.34 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 56.99% and a net margin of 27.23%. Analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 20.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Investors of record on Monday, April 29th will be paid a dividend of $1.343 per share. This represents a $5.37 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 26th. ASML’s payout ratio is 27.02%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the subject of several research reports. HSBC initiated coverage on ASML in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Evercore ISI started coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, April 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on ASML from $1,050.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 2nd. Kepler Capital Markets upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 8th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their target price on ASML from $1,072.00 to $1,052.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 12th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,036.00.

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.