ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Stock Holdings Increased by Prospera Private Wealth LLC

Prospera Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASMLFree Report) by 542.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,766 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,491 shares during the period. Prospera Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,472,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. West Family Investments Inc. increased its stake in shares of ASML by 16.0% in the third quarter. West Family Investments Inc. now owns 1,305 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,087,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC now owns 28,785 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $23,985,000 after purchasing an additional 1,284 shares in the last quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 275 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $229,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Semus Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the 3rd quarter valued at about $453,000. Finally, Taurus Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $16,994,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Berenberg Bank upgraded shares of ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Susquehanna reduced their price target on ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Barclays raised ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on ASML from $1,052.00 to $815.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on ASML from $1,000.00 to $790.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $970.60.

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ASML Stock Down 0.5 %

ASML opened at $662.16 on Wednesday. ASML Holding has a 1-year low of $648.00 and a 1-year high of $1,110.09. The business has a 50 day moving average of $753.23 and a 200-day moving average of $878.72. The stock has a market capitalization of $260.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.67, a P/E/G ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASMLGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $5.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.24 by $0.56. ASML had a net margin of 26.40% and a return on equity of 47.61%. The firm had revenue of $8.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.66 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that ASML Holding will post 20.77 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 7th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 29th were issued a $1.407 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 29th. This represents a $5.63 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.85%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 29.21%.

ASML Profile

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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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for ASML (NASDAQ:ASML)

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