Savant Capital LLC Purchases 357 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Savant Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 30.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,539 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 357 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,233,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 153.8% in the second quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 33 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 129.4% in the 2nd quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 39 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter valued at about $33,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,037.33 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $970.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $824.74. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $1,086.11. The company has a market capitalization of $407.97 billion, a PE ratio of 42.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.88.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $6.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.27 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $8.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.99 billion. ASML had a net margin of 27.08% and a return on equity of 47.74%. The business’s revenue was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $5.28 earnings per share. As a group, analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 29th were paid a $1.857 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 29th. This represents a $7.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. ASML’s payout ratio is currently 25.76%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on ASML shares. DZ Bank reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. New Street Research restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, October 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,076.33.

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.