Calamos Wealth Management LLC Trims Stock Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Calamos Wealth Management LLC lowered its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 29.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,157 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 1,322 shares during the period. Calamos Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $2,188,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. Trust Point Inc. grew its position in shares of ASML by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 606 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $420,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 145.7% in the 4th quarter. Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT now owns 1,322 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $916,000 after purchasing an additional 784 shares during the period. Fourpath Capital Management LLC increased its position in ASML by 56.3% during the fourth quarter. Fourpath Capital Management LLC now owns 2,761 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,914,000 after acquiring an additional 995 shares during the last quarter. Optas LLC raised its position in ASML by 22.1% in the 4th quarter. Optas LLC now owns 818 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $567,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares during the period. Finally, Prudent Investors Network Inc. bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the 4th quarter worth approximately $284,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the company. BNP Paribas assumed coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 target price for the company. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 11th. DZ Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Three 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $937.00.

ASML Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $731.05 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $287.61 billion, a PE ratio of 35.15, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.47. ASML Holding has a 12-month low of $645.45 and a 12-month high of $1,110.09. The business has a 50 day moving average of $719.37 and a two-hundred day moving average of $772.37. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 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%. As a group, analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.31 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 11th will be given a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is a boost from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, February 11th. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 25.91%.

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.