Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC Has $301,000 Stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC lowered its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 36.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 434 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 244 shares during the quarter. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $301,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new position in ASML during the 3rd 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 acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the third quarter worth approximately $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 46.9% during the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 47 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT increased its holdings 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 valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $744.08 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $292.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.47. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $725.13 and its 200 day simple moving average is $766.07. 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 fifty-two week low of $645.45 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09.

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 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, sell-side analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. DZ Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on 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. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $937.00.

ASML Company 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.