ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Stock Holdings Lifted by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 24.3% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,533 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 495 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in ASML were worth $4,503,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. NBH Bank purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the second quarter worth $26,000. Gilpin Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 275.0% in the 3rd quarter. Gilpin Wealth Management LLC now owns 15 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. Field & Main Bank bought a new stake in ASML in the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in ASML in the 1st quarter worth $32,000. Finally, Vision Financial Markets LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the third quarter valued at about $36,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, September 30th. Zacks Research downgraded ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 3rd. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Finally, DZ Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,079.12.

ASML Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,590.90 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $946.11 and a 12 month high of $1,999.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $613.16 billion, a PE ratio of 39.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.77. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $1,722.74 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1,586.27.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its earnings results on Sunday, September 27th. The semiconductor company reported $14.71 EPS for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $13.27 billion during the quarter. ASML had a net margin of 34.10% and a return on equity of 64.24%. Equities analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 46.03 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 27th will be issued a dividend of $2.1077 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 27th. This is a drop from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.1507. This represents a $8.43 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is 17.90%.

ASML Company Profile

ASML Holding N.V. is a Netherlands-based technology company that develops and manufactures advanced lithography systems used by semiconductor manufacturers to produce integrated circuits. Its equipment helps customers transfer intricate circuit patterns onto silicon wafers, a critical step in the production of processors, memory chips and other semiconductor devices.

ASML’s product portfolio includes extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, which support the production of the most advanced chips, as well as deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems for a broad range of semiconductor applications.