Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC Has $459,000 Stock Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 20.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 662 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 112 shares during the period. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $459,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Kennebec Savings Bank lifted its stake in ASML by 227.3% during the fourth quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Albion Financial Group UT raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 133.3% during the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares during the period. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Caitlin John LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 78.1% in the 4th quarter. Caitlin John LLC now owns 57 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Up 2.4 %

ASML opened at $732.22 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $288.07 billion, a PE ratio of 35.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. The business has a 50-day moving average of $733.25 and a 200-day moving average of $745.76. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $645.45 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09. 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 (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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%. Equities research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were issued a $1.5855 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This is a boost from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.35%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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