ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Bought by Keybank National Association OH

Keybank National Association OH raised its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 808.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 41,686 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 37,095 shares during the period. Keybank National Association OH’s holdings in ASML were worth $33,407,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 153.8% during the 2nd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 33 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. increased its stake in ASML by 129.4% during the second quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 39 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in ASML during the second quarter worth about $32,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in ASML during the first quarter worth about $27,000. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC increased its stake in ASML by 147.1% during the second quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Weiss Ratings raised shares of ASML from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 24th. Morningstar lowered shares of ASML to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,105.00 to $1,140.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Zacks Research raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,051.60.

ASML Trading Up 0.4%

Shares of ASML opened at $1,075.45 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $1,086.11. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $918.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $799.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.31. The company has a market capitalization of $422.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.77, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.87.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $6.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.27 by $0.14. ASML had a return on equity of 47.74% and a net margin of 27.08%.The company had revenue of $8.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.99 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $5.28 EPS. ASML’s revenue for the quarter was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 29th will be issued a dividend of $1.857 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 29th. This represents a $7.43 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 25.68%.

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.