ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Purchased by Sivia Capital Partners LLC

Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 5.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 850 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $589,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. JCIC Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in ASML by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. JCIC Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,303 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,289,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the period. Clean Yield Group boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 5,448.5% in the fourth quarter. Clean Yield Group now owns 5,493 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,807,000 after purchasing an additional 5,394 shares during the period. Cooper Financial Group grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 1,761 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,220,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Wedmont Private Capital increased its stake in ASML by 8.8% during the 4th quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 1,214 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $897,000 after buying an additional 98 shares during the period. Finally, Salem Investment Counselors Inc. lifted its holdings in ASML by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 5,035 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,490,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML traded down $13.19 on Monday, reaching $725.82. The company had a trading volume of 945,744 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,435,247. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. ASML Holding has a 1 year low of $645.45 and a 1 year high of $1,110.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $285.55 billion, a PE ratio of 38.00, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.47. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $699.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $805.98.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $5.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.24 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $8.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $7.66 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 47.61% and a net margin of 26.40%. As a group, research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 20.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 7th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 29th were paid a dividend of $1.407 per share. This represents a $5.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.21%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on ASML from $1,207.00 to $1,148.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. 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. Berenberg Bank raised ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Morgan Stanley downgraded shares of ASML from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $955.50.

About ASML

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.