ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Sold by Synergy Financial Group LTD

Synergy Financial Group LTD lowered its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 12.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 559 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 78 shares during the quarter. Synergy Financial Group LTD’s holdings in ASML were worth $387,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 34.8% in the third quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 5,823 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,852,000 after purchasing an additional 1,503 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 4,985 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,153,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 9.0% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,098 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $28,412,000 after buying an additional 2,806 shares during the last quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 39.1% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 96 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $80,000 after buying an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Finally, J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in ASML by 48.2% in the third quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 1,713 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,428,000 after acquiring an additional 557 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock opened at $735.96 on Tuesday. ASML Holding has a 52 week low of $645.45 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock has a market cap of $289.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.47. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $732.89 and a 200-day moving average of $757.27.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share 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%. On average, analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were issued a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is a boost from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is 25.67%.

ASML Company 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.