YHB Investment Advisors Inc. Decreases Stake in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

YHB Investment Advisors Inc. lowered its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 42.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 836 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 614 shares during the quarter. YHB Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $894,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Telos Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of ASML by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Telos Capital Management Inc. now owns 10,850 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,504,000 after acquiring an additional 463 shares during the period. Regents of The University of California purchased a new position in ASML in the third quarter valued at approximately $413,335,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in ASML by 4.1% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 990,816 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $959,180,000 after purchasing an additional 38,660 shares during the period. Transcendent Capital Group LLC purchased a new stake in ASML in the third quarter worth $680,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in ASML by 34.5% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 15,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $15,086,000 after buying an additional 4,001 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML opened at $1,317.23 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $1,547.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The company has a market cap of $518.04 billion, a PE ratio of 51.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.88. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $1,395.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $1,181.56.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 27th will be paid a $3.1771 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. This represents a $12.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.88. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.10%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on ASML from $1,550.00 to $1,625.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Barclays reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday. Zacks Research cut ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Santander cut shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,482.50.

About ASML

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) is a Dutch company that develops, manufactures and services advanced photolithography systems used to produce semiconductor chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, ASML supplies capital equipment and associated software and services that enable semiconductor manufacturers to pattern the intricate circuits on silicon wafers. The company is widely recognized for its leadership in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography as well as its deep ultraviolet (DUV) platforms used across multiple process nodes.

ASML’s product portfolio includes EUV and DUV lithography machines, light sources, imaging optics and control software, together with spare parts, upgrades and field services.