ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Purchased by Gold Investment Management Ltd.

Gold Investment Management Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 39.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,180 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 334 shares during the quarter. Gold Investment Management Ltd.’s holdings in ASML were worth $818,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. SlateStone Wealth LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 10.7% during the fourth quarter. SlateStone Wealth LLC now owns 8,858 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $6,139,000 after purchasing an additional 854 shares during the last quarter. GWN Securities Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter worth about $230,000. Glenview Trust co grew its position in ASML by 94.5% in the 4th quarter. Glenview Trust co now owns 3,783 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,622,000 after purchasing an additional 1,838 shares during the last quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC increased its position in ASML by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC now owns 439 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $304,000 after acquiring an additional 22 shares during the period. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. raised its stake in shares of ASML by 6.5% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 442 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $306,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Trading Up 2.8 %

ASML stock opened at $714.00 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $733.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $738.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $280.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $645.45 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 EPS 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%. Analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were issued a $1.5855 dividend. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. ASML’s payout ratio is 31.35%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on ASML. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas started coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price target for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus 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.