Strategic Blueprint LLC Buys 117 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Strategic Blueprint LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 24.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 592 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. Strategic Blueprint LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $410,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 46.9% during the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 47 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in ASML during the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. bought a new position in ASML in the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on ASML. DZ Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Susquehanna cut their price target on shares of ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 29th. Finally, BNP Paribas began coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $937.00.

ASML Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of ASML stock opened at $739.31 on Friday. ASML Holding has a 12-month low of $645.45 and a 12-month high of $1,110.09. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $718.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $777.78. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a market capitalization of $290.86 billion, a PE ratio of 35.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.47.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 50.53%. As a group, analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.07 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th will be given a dividend of $1.6414 per share. This represents a $6.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.89%. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.41. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.83%.

About ASML

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.