ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Sold by Valeo Financial Advisors LLC

Valeo Financial Advisors LLC lessened its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 9.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,852 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 194 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,283,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Creative Planning raised its holdings in ASML by 2.6% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 26,866 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $22,386,000 after purchasing an additional 669 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. raised its stake in shares of ASML by 38.1% in the 3rd quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 116 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $96,000 after buying an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 52.1% in the third quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC now owns 324 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $270,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the period. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 50.2% during the third quarter. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC now owns 347 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $289,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stonegate Investment Group LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 31.8% during the third quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 1,597 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,331,000 after acquiring an additional 385 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Trading Down 3.3 %

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $751.55 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $295.67 billion, a PE ratio of 36.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.47. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $645.45 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $729.36 and its two-hundred day moving average is $763.48.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share 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 47.73%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be given a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is a boost from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.83%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 29th. BNP Paribas started coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Three research 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $937.00.

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.