ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Acquired by Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. – Defense World
Posted by Defense World Staff on Jun 1st, 2024 
Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML – Free Report) by 13.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,711 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 324 shares during the quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in ASML were worth $2,052,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Townsquare Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 11.5% during the third quarter. Townsquare Capital LLC now owns 8,516 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,013,000 after acquiring an additional 881 shares during the last quarter. Savoie Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the third quarter valued at approximately $14,658,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 48,040.7% in the fourth quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 245,999 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $186,202,000 after purchasing an additional 245,488 shares in the last quarter. CenterBook Partners LP grew its position in shares of ASML by 69.2% in the third quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 11,529 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $6,787,000 after purchasing an additional 4,716 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Meitav Investment House Ltd. grew its position in shares of ASML by 219.0% in the fourth quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 3,158 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,195,000 after purchasing an additional 2,168 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.
ASML stock opened at $960.35 on Friday. ASML Holding has a 1-year low of $563.99 and a 1-year high of $1,056.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The stock has a market cap of $378.94 billion, a PE ratio of 49.05, a P/E/G ratio of 2.38 and a beta of 1.49. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $936.52 and its two-hundred day moving average is $858.96.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 17th. The semiconductor company reported $3.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.54. ASML had a return on equity of 56.99% and a net margin of 27.23%. The company had revenue of $5.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.73 billion. On average, sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 20.12 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 29th were issued a $1.343 dividend. This represents a $5.37 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 26th. ASML’s payout ratio is currently 32.53%.
ASML has been the subject of several analyst reports. Redburn Atlantic upgraded ASML from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 20th. HSBC began coverage on ASML in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on ASML from $1,072.00 to $1,052.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 12th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on ASML from $1,050.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 2nd. Finally, Evercore ISI began coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,036.00.
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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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