Frazier Financial Advisors LLC Has $157,000 Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Frazier Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 151.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 226 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the quarter. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $157,000 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. X Square Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter worth $832,000. Easterly Investment Partners LLC bought a new position in ASML in the fourth quarter valued at about $696,000. LM Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 270.9% during the fourth quarter. LM Advisors LLC now owns 1,083 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $751,000 after purchasing an additional 791 shares in the last quarter. Pragma Gestao DE Patrimonio Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 63.6% during the fourth quarter. Pragma Gestao DE Patrimonio Ltd. now owns 9,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $6,238,000 after purchasing an additional 3,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NEOS Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 13.0% in the 4th quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC now owns 5,162 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,578,000 after buying an additional 592 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $690.63 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $729.10 and a 200-day moving average of $732.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $271.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. ASML Holding has a 12 month low of $645.45 and a 12 month 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 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 predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a $1.5855 dividend. This is an increase from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 31.35%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on ASML shares. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price objective on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 29th. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 target price on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company 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.