Strategic Blueprint LLC Buys 117 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Strategic Blueprint LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 24.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 592 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 117 shares during the period. Strategic Blueprint LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $410,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ASML. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of ASML by 49.8% in the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 16,311 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $11,305,000 after buying an additional 5,422 shares in the last quarter. Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in ASML by 19.8% in the fourth quarter. Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 430 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $325,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Foster Group Inc. raised its position in ASML by 16.2% during the fourth quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $229,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 23.6% during the fourth quarter. Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC now owns 15,749 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,915,000 after purchasing an additional 3,009 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SteelPeak Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 13.3% in the 4th quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 4,391 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,043,000 after purchasing an additional 514 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $739.31 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $290.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.47. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $718.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $777.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.55. ASML Holding has a 52-week low of $645.45 and a 52-week high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 50.53%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.07 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Investors of record on Monday, April 28th will be issued a $1.6414 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 28th. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.41. This represents a $6.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.89%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.83%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on ASML. Susquehanna lowered their price target on ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 11th. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. BNP Paribas began coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price 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 issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock 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.