Souders Financial Advisors Sells 355 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Souders Financial Advisors lowered its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 26.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 997 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 355 shares during the quarter. Souders Financial Advisors’ holdings in ASML were worth $691,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 922 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $768,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 16.2% during the third quarter. Quintet Private Bank Europe S.A. now owns 194 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $162,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Rational Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 4.9% during the third quarter. Rational Advisors LLC now owns 382 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $318,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Alterna Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of ASML by 8.5% in the third quarter. Alterna Wealth Management Inc. now owns 254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $212,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Finally, FSM Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 31.0% in the 3rd quarter. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 524 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $437,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $708.22 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $732.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $750.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $278.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.05, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53. ASML Holding has a 52-week low of $645.45 and a 52-week high of $1,110.09.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a $1.5855 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This is a boost from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 31.35%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

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.