Ethos Financial Group LLC Purchases 16 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Ethos Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 5.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 302 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $209,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Marks Group Wealth Management Inc grew its position in ASML by 11.8% in the 3rd quarter. Marks Group Wealth Management Inc now owns 1,909 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,591,000 after purchasing an additional 201 shares during the period. Catalina Capital Group LLC grew its position in ASML by 10.0% in the 3rd quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 560 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $467,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. grew its position in ASML by 55.4% in the 3rd quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. now owns 631 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $526,000 after purchasing an additional 225 shares during the period. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in ASML by 12.4% in the 3rd quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,262 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,051,000 after purchasing an additional 139 shares during the period. Finally, D.B. Root & Company LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. D.B. Root & Company LLC now owns 538 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $448,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of several analyst reports. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price target on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $937.00.

ASML Stock Down 3.4 %

ASML opened at $714.84 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $645.45 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $732.88 and its 200 day moving average is $749.78. The stock has a market cap of $281.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a $1.5855 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. This is a boost from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 31.35%.

About ASML

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.