Centaurus Financial Inc. Sells 508 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Centaurus Financial Inc. cut its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 14.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,090 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 508 shares during the quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $2,476,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC increased its stake in ASML by 3.6% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 16,267 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $13,036,000 after acquiring an additional 565 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in shares of ASML by 200.4% during the 2nd quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 4,650 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,721,000 after acquiring an additional 3,102 shares during the period. Nautilus Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 7.6% during the 2nd quarter. Nautilus Advisors LLC now owns 652 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $523,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Promus Capital LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 57.0% in the second quarter. Promus Capital LLC now owns 135 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $108,000 after purchasing an additional 49 shares during the period. Finally, BLVD Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in ASML in the second quarter valued at about $202,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Evercore ISI reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Mizuho upgraded ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,171.83.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,080.85 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $1,039.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $877.67. The stock has a market cap of $425.08 billion, a PE ratio of 43.99, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.31. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,141.72.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $6.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.27 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $8.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.99 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 47.74% and a net margin of 27.08%.ASML’s revenue for the quarter was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $5.28 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 29th were issued a dividend of $1.857 per share. This represents a $7.43 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.80%.

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.