Atlas Capital Advisors LLC Has $272,000 Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Atlas Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 9.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 280 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $272,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Beaird Harris Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in ASML by 48.4% during the fourth quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 46 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $35,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. First Financial Corp IN acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth about $49,000. E Fund Management Hong Kong Co. Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Bruce G. Allen Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $49,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have commented on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price on shares of ASML from $1,072.00 to $1,052.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on ASML from $1,150.00 to $1,185.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 17th. Finally, Evercore ISI initiated coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,043.00.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,028.01 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $405.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.50, a P/E/G ratio of 2.16 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $958.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $903.50. ASML Holding has a one year low of $563.99 and a one year high of $1,077.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 17th. The semiconductor company reported $3.38 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.54. The firm had revenue of $5.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.73 billion. ASML had a net margin of 27.23% and a return on equity of 56.99%. As a group, equities analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 20.12 EPS for the current year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 29th were issued a dividend of $1.343 per share. This represents a $5.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.52%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 26th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 32.48%.

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.