ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Sold by Sigma Planning Corp

Sigma Planning Corp decreased its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 30.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 332 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 146 shares during the quarter. Sigma Planning Corp’s holdings in ASML were worth $251,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brookstone Capital Management raised its holdings in ASML by 408.4% in the 3rd quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 2,735 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,608,000 after buying an additional 2,197 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 14.5% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 34,779 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $20,474,000 after buying an additional 4,396 shares during the period. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI raised its holdings in ASML by 22.4% in the 3rd quarter. Arcadia Investment Management Corp MI now owns 5,771 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,397,000 after buying an additional 1,057 shares during the period. Moreno Evelyn V raised its holdings in ASML by 29.0% in the 3rd quarter. Moreno Evelyn V now owns 1,102 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $649,000 after buying an additional 248 shares during the period. Finally, RMR Wealth Builders raised its holdings in ASML by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. RMR Wealth Builders now owns 2,057 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,211,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,072.00 to $1,052.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 12th. Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, January 23rd. They issued an “overweight” rating on the stock. Raymond James boosted their price target on shares of ASML from $850.00 to $1,000.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 25th. Evercore ISI assumed coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Finally, Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of ASML from $830.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, January 26th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,036.00.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $918.97 on Monday. ASML Holding has a one year low of $563.99 and a one year high of $1,056.34. The company has a market cap of $362.62 billion, a PE ratio of 46.93, a P/E/G ratio of 2.29 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 1.54. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $955.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $807.34.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 29th will be given a dividend of $1.343 per share. This represents a $5.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 26th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.02%.

ASML 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.