Signaturefd LLC Buys 446 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 6.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,326 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 446 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $5,077,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,550 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,767,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Gold Investment Management Ltd. lifted its stake in ASML by 39.5% during the fourth quarter. Gold Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,180 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $818,000 after purchasing an additional 334 shares during the last quarter. SlateStone Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. SlateStone Wealth LLC now owns 8,858 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,139,000 after purchasing an additional 854 shares in the last quarter. GWN Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at $230,000. Finally, Glenview Trust co raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 94.5% during the 4th quarter. Glenview Trust co now owns 3,783 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,622,000 after buying an additional 1,838 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Up 2.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $714.00 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $733.01 and its 200 day moving average is $738.78. The company has a market cap of $280.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.33, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. ASML Holding has a 52 week low of $645.45 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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%. On average, equities research analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on the company. BNP Paribas began coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $937.00.

ASML 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.