Certuity LLC Has $403,000 Stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Certuity LLC boosted its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 33.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 582 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the quarter. Certuity LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $403,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Beacon Financial Group acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at $276,000. Leavell Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of ASML by 7.8% during the fourth quarter. Leavell Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,468 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,711,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the period. Augustine Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in ASML in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,758,000. UNICOM Systems Inc. acquired a new position in ASML in the fourth quarter valued at about $23,565,000. Finally, New Republic Capital LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 76.3% during the fourth quarter. New Republic Capital LLC now owns 559 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $387,000 after buying an additional 242 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $756.17 on Thursday. The stock 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. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $726.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $764.28. ASML Holding has a 1 year low of $645.45 and a 1 year high of $1,110.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its earnings results 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 net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. Equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be issued a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is a boost from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 11th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.83%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in 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 research report on Friday, November 29th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on 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. 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. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.