Doliver Advisors LP Acquires 195 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Doliver Advisors LP boosted its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 8.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,392 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 195 shares during the quarter. Doliver Advisors LP’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,658,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Capital Market Strategies LLC bought a new stake in ASML during the 4th quarter valued at $796,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,174,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 4.0% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,995 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,383,000 after buying an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter valued at $76,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in ASML by 104.4% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,009 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,840,000 after buying an additional 3,580 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML traded up $53.16 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $767.52. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 2,124,782 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,409,589. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The company has a market cap of $301.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.47. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $693.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $815.68. ASML Holding has a 12 month low of $645.45 and a 12 month high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $5.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.24 by $0.56. The business had revenue of $8.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.66 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 47.61% and a net margin of 26.40%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 20.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 7th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 29th were paid a dividend of $1.407 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, October 29th. This represents a $5.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.73%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 29.21%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on ASML from $1,000.00 to $790.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 29th. BNP Paribas started coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price target for the company. Susquehanna reduced their target price on ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded ASML from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $943.83.

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.