ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Purchased by Sivia Capital Partners LLC

Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 5.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 850 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $589,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV purchased a new stake in ASML during the second quarter worth $26,000. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in ASML during the third quarter valued at $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 46.9% in the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 47 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the 3rd quarter worth about $43,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ ASML traded down $13.19 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $725.82. 945,744 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,435,247. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $699.90 and its 200-day moving average is $805.98. ASML Holding has a 52-week low of $645.45 and a 52-week high of $1,110.09. The company has a market capitalization of $285.55 billion, a PE ratio of 38.00, a PEG ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.47.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $5.80 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.24 by $0.56. The firm had revenue of $8.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.66 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 47.61% and a net margin of 26.40%. Equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 20.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 7th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 29th were paid a dividend of $1.407 per share. This represents a $5.63 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.78%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, October 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 29.21%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price target on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on ASML from $1,207.00 to $1,148.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. BNP Paribas started coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price target for the company. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 11th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut shares of ASML from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 20th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $955.50.

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.