Peterson Wealth Services Sells 1,163 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Peterson Wealth Services decreased its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 18.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 5,296 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,163 shares during the quarter. ASML makes up 1.1% of Peterson Wealth Services’ portfolio, making the stock its 21st biggest holding. Peterson Wealth Services’ holdings in ASML were worth $3,671,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Fairway Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Kennebec Savings Bank raised 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 buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML in the third quarter worth about $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 46.9% in the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 47 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the period. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT raised 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 buying an additional 32 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $744.08 on Tuesday. 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 1 year low of $645.45 and a 1 year high of $1,110.09. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $725.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $766.07. The company has a market cap of $292.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.77, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.47.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share (EPS) 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, equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be paid a $1.5855 dividend. This is an increase from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 26.83%.

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.