96 Shares in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Acquired by Golden State Wealth Management LLC

Golden State Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 96 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $67,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. CWM LLC raised its stake in ASML by 5.4% during the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,044 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,703,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel lifted its position in shares of ASML by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 1,260 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,050,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the period. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 17.2% during the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 9,623 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,018,000 after purchasing an additional 1,411 shares in the last quarter. Webster Bank N. A. increased its position in shares of ASML by 1,977.8% during the third quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 374 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $312,000 after purchasing an additional 356 shares during the period. Finally, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA raised its stake in shares of ASML by 36.8% in the third quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA now owns 431 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $359,000 after purchasing an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock opened at $744.08 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $292.74 billion, a PE ratio of 35.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $725.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $766.07. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. Analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be paid a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is an increase from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. ASML’s payout ratio is 26.83%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on 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. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock 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. Finally, BNP Paribas started coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.