RWQ Financial Management Services Inc. Acquires 450 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

RWQ Financial Management Services Inc. increased its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 105.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 875 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 450 shares during the period. ASML comprises approximately 0.2% of RWQ Financial Management Services Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. RWQ Financial Management Services Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $606,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 34.8% during the fourth quarter. Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC now owns 13,551 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $9,392,000 after purchasing an additional 3,496 shares during the period. Viawealth LLC bought a new position in ASML during the fourth quarter valued at $463,000. Talos Asset Management LP bought a new position in ASML during the fourth quarter valued at $21,971,000. Fiduciary Group LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 516.9% during the fourth quarter. Fiduciary Group LLC now owns 3,276 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,271,000 after purchasing an additional 2,745 shares during the period. Finally, Sandy Spring Bank grew its holdings in ASML by 26.5% during the fourth quarter. Sandy Spring Bank now owns 7,202 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,992,000 after purchasing an additional 1,507 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on ASML shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas started coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 target price on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their target price on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $937.00.

ASML Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of ASML stock opened at $734.06 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53. 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 $288.80 billion, a PE ratio of 35.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. The business’s fifty day moving average is $731.34 and its 200 day moving average is $736.43.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a $1.5855 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This is a boost from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.35%.

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.