RFG Advisory LLC Has $3.08 Million Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

RFG Advisory LLC decreased its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 26.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,178 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,143 shares during the period. RFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $3,076,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. City Holding Co. acquired a new position in ASML during the third quarter worth $26,000. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 153.8% during the second quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 33 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc lifted its position in shares of ASML by 78.9% in the second quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 34 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the second quarter worth about $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Santander cut ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. KGI Securities set a $1,415.00 price target on ASML and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 15th. HSBC restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $1,200.00 target price on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,475.00.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,429.49 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The company has a market cap of $562.19 billion, a PE ratio of 55.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.89. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $1,221.72 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1,014.70. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,493.47.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Monday, April 27th will be given a dividend of $3.1771 per share. This represents a $12.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.88. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.55%.

ASML Profile

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.