Henry James International Management Inc. Purchases 37 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Henry James International Management Inc. lifted its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 0.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 13,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the period. ASML comprises about 3.7% of Henry James International Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Henry James International Management Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $9,916,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of ASML. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its stake in ASML by 14.5% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 34,779 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $20,474,000 after acquiring an additional 4,396 shares during the period. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in ASML by 26.2% in the 3rd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 13,634 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $8,026,000 after buying an additional 2,833 shares in the last quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 48.5% in the 3rd quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 453 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $267,000 after buying an additional 148 shares during the last quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. increased its stake in ASML by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 3,661 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,155,000 after buying an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James & Associates raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 3.6% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 180,714 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $106,379,000 after acquiring an additional 6,234 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the subject of several research reports. Raymond James boosted their price target on ASML from $850.00 to $1,000.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 25th. Cantor Fitzgerald started coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, January 23rd. They issued an “overweight” rating for the company. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of ASML from $1,050.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective 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. Finally, HSBC assumed coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, February 22nd. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,036.00.

ASML Trading Up 3.6 %

NASDAQ:ASML traded up $31.35 on Friday, hitting $901.63. The stock had a trading volume of 1,038,174 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,239,902. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $951.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $814.09. The stock has a market cap of $355.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.05, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 1.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33. ASML Holding has a 1-year low of $563.99 and a 1-year high of $1,056.34.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 29th will be paid a dividend of $1.343 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 26th. This represents a $5.37 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.60%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.53%.

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.