Calamos Advisors LLC Lowers Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Calamos Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 55.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 12,451 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 15,332 shares during the quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $9,978,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

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Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 4.3% during the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 317 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $254,000 after purchasing an additional 13 shares during the period. Rossmore Private Capital boosted its stake in ASML by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 4,347 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,880,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Baring Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 510 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $409,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 15.2% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Putney Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 39.5% during the second quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 53 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms recently commented on ASML. Susquehanna lifted their price objective on ASML from $965.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Friday, October 10th. HSBC reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Rothschild Redb upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Bank Degroof downgraded ASML to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $1,076.33.

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ASML Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,019.86 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,086.11. The stock has a market cap of $401.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $975.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $826.09.

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ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $6.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.27 by $0.14. ASML had a net margin of 27.08% and a return on equity of 47.74%. The firm had revenue of $8.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.99 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $5.28 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 6th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, October 29th were paid a $1.857 dividend. This represents a $7.43 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 29th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is 25.76%.

ASML Profile

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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