Bfsg LLC Has $1.73 Million Stock Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Bfsg LLC cut its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 17.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,489 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 522 shares during the period. Bfsg LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,725,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Creative Planning grew its stake in shares of ASML by 2.6% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 26,866 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $22,386,000 after buying an additional 669 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. lifted its stake in ASML by 38.1% in the third quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 116 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $96,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 52.1% in the 3rd quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC now owns 324 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $270,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the period. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML by 144.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 671 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $559,000 after purchasing an additional 397 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 4.2% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 44,619 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $37,179,000 after purchasing an additional 1,801 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. DZ Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas began coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of 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. dropped their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $937.00.

ASML Stock Down 3.3 %

ASML opened at $751.55 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $729.36 and a 200-day moving average of $761.58. The company has a market capitalization of $295.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.13, a P/E/G 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 quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued 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 return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. On average, equities analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared 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. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 11th. This is an increase from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.83%.

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.