Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC Has $505,000 Stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC increased its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 11.5% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 667 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $505,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Summit Trail Advisors LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 7.1% during the fourth quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 1,739 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,316,000 after buying an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Gallacher Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in ASML during the fourth quarter worth $304,000. Valley Brook Capital Group Inc. acquired a new position in ASML during the fourth quarter worth $254,000. National Bank of Canada FI increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 95.2% in the fourth quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 76,263 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $54,618,000 after purchasing an additional 37,203 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FourThought Financial Partners LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. FourThought Financial Partners LLC now owns 9,522 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $7,207,000 after purchasing an additional 1,016 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the topic of a number of research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on shares of ASML from $1,072.00 to $1,052.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, January 23rd. They issued an “overweight” rating on the stock. Susquehanna lifted their price target on ASML from $830.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on ASML from $1,050.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 2nd. Finally, Evercore ISI began coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, April 16th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Four equities research 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,036.00.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $913.54 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $949.28 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $822.42. The stock has a market cap of $360.47 billion, a PE ratio of 46.66, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.49. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $563.99 and a fifty-two week high of $1,056.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.54.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 17th. The semiconductor company reported $3.38 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.54. The firm had revenue of $5.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.73 billion. ASML had a net margin of 27.23% and a return on equity of 56.99%. On average, equities analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 20.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 29th were issued a dividend of $1.343 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 26th. This represents a $5.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.59%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.53%.

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.