FSM Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires 56 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

FSM Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 10.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 580 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the period. FSM Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $435,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Fairway Wealth LLC bought a new stake in ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Kennebec Savings Bank increased its position in ASML by 227.3% during the fourth quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 46.9% during the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 47 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 133.3% in the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 32 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Susquehanna lowered their price target on ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 11th. BNP Paribas assumed coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 target price on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 29th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $937.00.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $739.31 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $290.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.47. ASML Holding has a 12 month low of $645.45 and a 12 month high of $1,110.09. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $719.37 and a 200-day moving average of $773.48. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a return on equity of 50.53% and a net margin of 26.78%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.07 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be given a dividend of $1.6414 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. This represents a $6.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.89%. ASML’s payout ratio is 26.83%.

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.