Great Lakes Retirement Inc. Acquires 130 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Great Lakes Retirement Inc. raised its holdings in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 8.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,589 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 130 shares during the quarter. Great Lakes Retirement Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,101,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ASML. Valley Brook Capital Group Inc. boosted its holdings in ASML by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Valley Brook Capital Group Inc. now owns 477 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $331,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC purchased a new position in ASML during the 4th quarter worth $230,000. Certuity LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 33.5% during the 4th quarter. Certuity LLC now owns 582 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $403,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Beacon Financial Group purchased a new position in ASML during the 4th quarter worth $276,000. Finally, Leavell Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in ASML by 7.8% during the 4th quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,468 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,711,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas began coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price objective on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of 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 assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $937.00.

ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $756.17 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $297.49 billion, a PE ratio of 36.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.47. ASML Holding has a 52 week low of $645.45 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $726.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $764.28.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced 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%. Research analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be given 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 is currently 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.