ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Sold by Windward Capital Management Co. CA

Windward Capital Management Co. CA cut its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 2.3% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 6,417 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 153 shares during the period. Windward Capital Management Co. CA’s holdings in ASML were worth $6,563,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ASML. American Capital Advisory LLC acquired a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. WD Rutherford LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Triad Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in ASML during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. First Community Trust NA acquired a new stake in ASML during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, POM Investment Strategies LLC purchased a new position in ASML in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Down 5.4 %

ASML stock opened at $752.79 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $297.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.45, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. ASML Holding has a twelve month low of $563.99 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09. The company’s 50 day moving average is $925.80 and its two-hundred day moving average is $950.80.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Susquehanna upped 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. Barclays raised ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on ASML from $1,172.00 to $1,202.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. UBS Group cut shares of ASML from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of ASML from $1,150.00 to $1,185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, June 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.