ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Sold by Fiduciary Alliance LLC

Fiduciary Alliance LLC reduced its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASMLFree Report) by 25.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,689 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,276 shares during the quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $3,947,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Telos Capital Management Inc. increased its position in ASML by 4.5% during the third quarter. Telos Capital Management Inc. now owns 10,850 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,504,000 after purchasing an additional 463 shares during the last quarter. Regents of The University of California acquired a new position in ASML during the third quarter worth approximately $413,335,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in ASML by 4.1% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 990,816 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $959,180,000 after purchasing an additional 38,660 shares during the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC acquired a new position in ASML during the third quarter worth approximately $680,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in ASML by 34.5% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 15,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $15,086,000 after purchasing an additional 4,001 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $1,448.64 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $614.06 and a 52-week high of $1,547.22. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $1,388.42 and a 200-day moving average of $1,197.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $569.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.11, a PEG ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Monday, April 27th will be issued a dividend of $3.1771 per share. This represents a $12.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.88. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.10%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on ASML. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Zacks Research lowered shares of ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of ASML from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Grupo Santander lowered shares of ASML to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,482.50.

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ASML Company Profile

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ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) is a Dutch company that develops, manufactures and services advanced photolithography systems used to produce semiconductor chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, ASML supplies capital equipment and associated software and services that enable semiconductor manufacturers to pattern the intricate circuits on silicon wafers. The company is widely recognized for its leadership in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography as well as its deep ultraviolet (DUV) platforms used across multiple process nodes.

ASML’s product portfolio includes EUV and DUV lithography machines, light sources, imaging optics and control software, together with spare parts, upgrades and field services.

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