Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. Has $4.91 Million Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. grew its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 73.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,070 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,000 shares during the quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A.'s holdings in ASML were worth $4,909,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Edgewood Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 43.1% during the 4th quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 3,186,667 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,208,615,000 after acquiring an additional 959,696 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its position in ASML by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,788,280 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,239,421,000 after purchasing an additional 31,231 shares in the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,252,849 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $868,324,000 after purchasing an additional 33,603 shares during the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 962,578 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $667,155,000 after purchasing an additional 13,115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of ASML by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 898,544 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $622,769,000 after purchasing an additional 46,028 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their target price on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $906.00.

ASML Trading Down 0.8 %

NASDAQ ASML traded down $5.48 on Wednesday, hitting $660.63. The company's stock had a trading volume of 420,093 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,636,038. The company's 50-day moving average is $684.40 and its 200 day moving average is $704.21. The firm has a market cap of $259.91 billion, a PE ratio of 31.71, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. ASML Holding has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,110.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. The business had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. As a group, analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be given a dividend of $1.6414 per share. This represents a $6.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 27.48%.

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.