ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Newly Acquired by Maxi Investments CY Ltd

Maxi Investments CY Ltd acquired a new position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,449,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 31.7% in the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,459,420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,892,869,000 after acquiring an additional 592,125 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. grew its position in ASML by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,282,190 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,550,840,000 after acquiring an additional 59,888 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in ASML by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,641,565 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,168,227,000 after acquiring an additional 96,860 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in ASML by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,560,256 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,060,833,000 after purchasing an additional 19,051 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in ASML by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,033,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,364,963,000 after purchasing an additional 18,768 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $1,590.90 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $613.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.17, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.77. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $946.11 and a 1-year high of $1,999.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $1,722.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1,586.27.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its earnings results on Sunday, September 27th. The semiconductor company reported $14.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. ASML had a net margin of 34.10% and a return on equity of 64.24%. The company had revenue of $13.27 billion for the quarter. Equities analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 46.03 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 27th will be issued a $2.1077 dividend. This is a decrease from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.1507. This represents a $8.43 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 27th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.90%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have issued reports on ASML shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Wall Street Zen raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 17th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,079.12.

ASML Company Profile

ASML Holding N.V. is a Netherlands-based technology company that develops and manufactures advanced lithography systems used by semiconductor manufacturers to produce integrated circuits. Its equipment helps customers transfer intricate circuit patterns onto silicon wafers, a critical step in the production of processors, memory chips and other semiconductor devices.

ASML’s product portfolio includes extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, which support the production of the most advanced chips, as well as deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems for a broad range of semiconductor applications.