New Republic Capital LLC Acquires 242 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

New Republic Capital LLC raised its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 76.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 559 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 242 shares during the quarter. New Republic Capital LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $387,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CWM LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML by 5.4% in 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 grew its position in ASML by 5.5% in the third quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 1,260 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,050,000 after acquiring an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its stake in ASML by 17.2% during the third quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 9,623 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,018,000 after acquiring an additional 1,411 shares in the last quarter. Webster Bank N. A. lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 1,977.8% in the third quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 374 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $312,000 after acquiring an additional 356 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 36.8% in the 3rd 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 and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently issued reports on ASML. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced 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. DZ Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised 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. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $937.00.

ASML Trading Up 2.3 %

ASML opened at $744.08 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap 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 quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 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 company has a fifty day moving average of $725.13 and a 200-day moving average of $766.07.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) 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 net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

ASML 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.