Himension Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. Has $8.45 Million Stock Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

by · The Cerbat Gem

Himension Capital Singapore PTE. LTD. lessened its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML – Free Report) by 14.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 10,541 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,762 shares during the period. ASML accounts for 0.7% of Himension Capital Singapore PTE. LTD.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. Himension Capital Singapore PTE. LTD.’s holdings in ASML were worth $8,447,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 153.8% during the 2nd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 33 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in shares of ASML during the first quarter worth about $27,000. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the second quarter worth approximately $30,000. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in ASML by 129.4% in the second quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 39 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in ASML during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of ASML from $965.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. DZ Bank restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. Rothschild Redb raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. New Street Research reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Zacks Research raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Four equities research 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,076.33.

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ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,003.22 on Wednesday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $1,005.10 and a 200 day simple moving average of $845.94. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $1,086.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.31 and a quick ratio of 0.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $394.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.83, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.88.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $6.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.27 by $0.14. ASML had a return on equity of 47.74% and a net margin of 27.08%.The firm had revenue of $8.80 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.99 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $5.28 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 29th were issued a dividend of $1.857 per share. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, October 29th. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. This represents a $7.43 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.76%.

ASML Profile

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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.

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