Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Has $37.11 Million Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 4.0% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 56,006 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,179 shares during the quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $37,111,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wharton Business Group LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 6.5% in the first quarter. Wharton Business Group LLC now owns 2,340 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,551,000 after acquiring an additional 142 shares during the last quarter. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. acquired a new stake in ASML in the first quarter valued at $107,000. Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL lifted its stake in ASML by 72.7% in the first quarter. Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL now owns 1,762 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,168,000 after acquiring an additional 742 shares during the last quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 1.1% in the first quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 16,034 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $10,625,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in ASML by 26.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $631,079,000 after acquiring an additional 199,740 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $747.55 on Tuesday. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $945.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $757.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $725.55. The stock has a market capitalization of $294.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.76.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%. The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.01 EPS. ASML's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a $1.856 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's payout ratio is 26.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have commented on ASML shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. 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 target price for the company. DZ Bank cut shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Company 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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