Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. Acquires 5,701 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 25.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 27,984 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,701 shares during the quarter. ASML makes up approximately 1.2% of Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $19,395,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 26,866 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $22,386,000 after acquiring an additional 669 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 38.1% during the 3rd quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 116 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $96,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its holdings in ASML by 285.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 7,101 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,917,000 after buying an additional 5,259 shares during the period. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC acquired a new position in ASML during the 3rd quarter worth about $737,000. Finally, Good Life Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 52.1% during the 3rd quarter. Good Life Advisors LLC now owns 324 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $270,000 after buying an additional 111 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $751.55 on Friday. ASML Holding has a one year low of $645.45 and a one year high of $1,110.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $295.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.13, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.47. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $728.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $764.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be issued a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 11th. ASML’s payout ratio is currently 26.83%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have commented on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price 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. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. DZ Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, BNP Paribas started coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price objective on the stock. Three investment 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $937.00.

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.