Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 147.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,122 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,860 shares during the quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $2,164,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. grew its stake in ASML by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 305 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $211,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,208 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,223,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Trust Point Inc. increased its stake in shares of ASML by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 606 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $420,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the period. Sunpointe LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Sunpointe LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $772,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fortitude Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 46.9% during the 3rd quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 47 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Several research analysts have weighed in on ASML shares. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered 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. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, BNP Paribas assumed coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASML has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $937.00.
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ASML stock traded down $6.08 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $737.01. 1,471,505 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,858,982. The company has a market cap of $289.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. ASML Holding has a twelve month low of $645.45 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $732.62 and a two-hundred day moving average of $759.39.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. Equities analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a $1.5855 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This is a positive change from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.67%.
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.
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