Cambiar Investors LLC Purchases New Shares in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Cambiar Investors LLC acquired a new position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 619 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $429,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Focus Financial Network Inc. raised its holdings in ASML by 154.5% in the fourth quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 644 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $446,000 after acquiring an additional 391 shares in the last quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp boosted its holdings in ASML by 8.8% in the fourth quarter. MADDEN SECURITIES Corp now owns 4,780 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,313,000 after purchasing an additional 385 shares during the period. Principle Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in ASML during the fourth quarter valued at $1,903,000. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter worth $3,899,000. Finally, Thomas Story & Son LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Thomas Story & Son LLC now owns 4,518 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,131,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $752.98 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $725.78 and a 200-day moving average of $765.23. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market cap of $296.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.47. ASML Holding has a twelve month low of $645.45 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. As a group, analysts anticipate that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be paid a dividend of $1.5855 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 11th. This is a boost from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.83%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on ASML shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas assumed coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price target on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $937.00.

About ASML

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.