ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Sold by Transform Wealth LLC

Transform Wealth LLC reduced its holdings in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 79.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 505 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,924 shares during the period. Transform Wealth LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $490,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 4.0% in the third quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 7,329 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,314,000 after purchasing an additional 282 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 65.4% during the 3rd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 8,663 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,100,000 after acquiring an additional 3,424 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Nova Scotia now owns 2,010 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,184,000 after acquiring an additional 83 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank increased its stake in ASML by 58.9% in the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 1,044 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $615,000 after purchasing an additional 387 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank acquired a new position in ASML during the third quarter worth $353,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of ASML stock traded up $11.41 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $1,028.01. 784,030 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,139,314. The stock has a market capitalization of $405.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.45, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.49. ASML Holding has a twelve month low of $563.99 and a twelve month high of $1,077.22. The company has a current ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $958.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $903.50.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 17th. The semiconductor company reported $3.38 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.84 by $0.54. ASML had a net margin of 27.23% and a return on equity of 56.99%. The firm had revenue of $5.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.73 billion. Research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 20.12 EPS for the current year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Investors of record on Monday, April 29th were given a dividend of $1.343 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 26th. This represents a $5.37 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.52%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 32.53%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on ASML. Evercore ISI began coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, April 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,150.00 to $1,185.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 17th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on shares of ASML from $1,072.00 to $1,052.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, April 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,043.00.

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.