American Century Companies Inc. Sells 1,384 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• American Century Companies Inc. reduced its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 2.2%, holding approximately $40.55 million worth of shares after selling 1,384 shares in the first quarter.
• ASML recently declared a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, an increase from its previous dividend of $1.64, representing an annualized yield of 1.0%.
• ASML's stock price dipped by $14.09, reaching $735.40, while the company reported $4.55 EPS for the latest quarter, missing analyst expectations of $5.94 EPS.

American Century Companies Inc. decreased its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 2.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 61,190 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 1,384 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $40,546,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 12.3% in the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $266,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 12.7% in the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,571,000 after buying an additional 947 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML by 1.6% in the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,478 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,304,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Lyell Wealth Management LP raised its holdings in ASML by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Lyell Wealth Management LP now owns 19,483 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $12,910,000 after buying an additional 459 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,418 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $22,806,000 after acquiring an additional 763 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target for the company. DZ Bank lowered ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Barclays reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $923.80.

ASML Trading Up 2.7%

Shares of ASML stock traded up $19.49 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $754.89. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,453,889 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,572,704. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $754.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $726.03. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $922.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43. The company has a market cap of $296.99 billion, a PE ratio of 31.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.76.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.ASML's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. ASML's payout ratio is currently 26.17%.

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.