Advisor OS LLC Has $1.29 Million Stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Advisor OS LLC decreased its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 13.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,262 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 201 shares during the period. Advisor OS LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,291,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. American Capital Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. WD Rutherford LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Triad Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, First Community Trust NA bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Down 5.4 %

NASDAQ ASML opened at $752.79 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $925.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $950.52. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 0.84. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $563.99 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $297.04 billion, a PE ratio of 38.45, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.49.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 17th. The semiconductor company reported $4.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $3.87 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $6.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.93% and a net margin of 26.50%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 9.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $5.37 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 20.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 7th. Investors of record on Monday, July 29th were issued a $1.8732 dividend. This represents a $7.49 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.00%. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.34. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 28.50%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the subject of a number of research reports. Susquehanna raised their price objective on ASML from $1,200.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 11th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on ASML from $1,150.00 to $1,185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 17th. UBS Group downgraded ASML from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on ASML from $1,172.00 to $1,202.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. Finally, Barclays raised ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 30th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,147.80.

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.