First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML – Get Rating) by 173.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 279 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $132,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Piscataqua Savings Bank raised its position in shares of ASML by 90.9% during the 1st quarter. Piscataqua Savings Bank now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Stonehage Fleming Financial Services Holdings Ltd purchased a new stake in ASML in the first quarter valued at $39,000. Key Financial Inc lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 131.6% in the 2nd quarter. Key Financial Inc now owns 88 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth $43,000. Finally, Valley National Advisers Inc. increased its position in shares of ASML by 78.4% during the 1st quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 66 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $44,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. 19.04% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have commented on the stock. Societe Generale decreased their target price on shares of ASML from €595.00 ($607.14) to €520.00 ($530.61) in a research report on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 19th. UBS Group upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 31st. StockNews.com assumed coverage on ASML in a research note on Wednesday, October 12th. They issued a "hold" rating for the company. Finally, Grupo Santander raised ASML from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and set a €480.00 ($489.80) target price on the stock in a research note on Monday, September 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $674.18.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 4th will be given a $1.1393 dividend. This represents a $4.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.01%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 3rd. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 28.46%.

About ASML

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ASML Holding N.V. develops, produces, markets, sells, and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems consisting of lithography, metrology, and inspection related systems for memory and logic chipmakers. The company 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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