ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Bought by Corient Private Wealth LLC

Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 222,488 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,840 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $178,300,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in ASML by 25.3% in the 2nd quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,664 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,738,000 after purchasing an additional 941 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 6.9% in the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 18,899 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $15,153,000 after buying an additional 1,225 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 97.6% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 153,939 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $101,978,000 after buying an additional 76,023 shares during the period. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in ASML by 67.9% during the second quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 4,199 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,365,000 after acquiring an additional 1,698 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Prospera Financial Services Inc grew its stake in ASML by 115.9% in the 2nd quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc now owns 5,144 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,125,000 after acquiring an additional 2,761 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock opened at $1,080.85 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $425.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.87. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,141.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $1,039.93 and its 200-day moving average is $877.67.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $6.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.27 by $0.14. ASML had a net margin of 27.08% and a return on equity of 47.74%. The firm had revenue of $8.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.99 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $5.28 EPS. The company’s revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 29th were paid a $1.857 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 29th. This represents a $7.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. ASML’s payout ratio is 25.80%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have weighed in on ASML. Barclays reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. HSBC reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Erste Group Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Morningstar downgraded shares of ASML to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn raised shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,171.83.

ASML 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.