Personal CFO Solutions LLC Buys 215 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Personal CFO Solutions LLC boosted its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 15.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,618 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the period. Personal CFO Solutions LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,122,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fairway Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Kennebec Savings Bank increased its stake in shares of ASML by 227.3% in the fourth quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Albion Financial Group UT increased its stake in shares of ASML by 133.3% in the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $732.22 on Friday. 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 Holding has a one year low of $645.45 and a one year high of $1,110.09. The stock has a market cap of $288.07 billion, a PE ratio of 35.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $733.25 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $747.14.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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%. On average, analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were issued a $1.5855 dividend. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 31.35%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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