ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Purchased by Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 2.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,173,324 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 24,368 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA owned about 0.30% of ASML worth $888,112,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in ASML by 34.6% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,067,413 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $628,344,000 after acquiring an additional 274,562 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 48,040.7% in the 4th quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 245,999 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $186,202,000 after acquiring an additional 245,488 shares in the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its holdings in ASML by 106.5% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 336,956 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $198,353,000 after acquiring an additional 173,813 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 15.3% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,146,157 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $867,549,000 after acquiring an additional 151,844 shares in the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 3.6% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,607,702 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,123,710,000 after acquiring an additional 126,413 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on ASML shares. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price target on shares of ASML from $1,072.00 to $1,052.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 12th. Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of ASML from $830.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a report on Friday, January 26th. Redburn Atlantic raised shares of ASML from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Raymond James upped their target price on shares of ASML from $850.00 to $1,000.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 25th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, January 23rd. They set an "overweight" rating for the company. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $1,036.00.

ASML Trading Down 1.4 %

Shares of ASML traded down $13.05 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $917.24. The stock had a trading volume of 745,732 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,190,550. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 1.54 and a quick ratio of 0.88. ASML Holding has a 52-week low of $563.99 and a 52-week high of $1,056.34. The business's fifty day moving average is $947.30 and its 200 day moving average is $828.71. The firm has a market cap of $361.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.49.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 17th. The semiconductor company reported $3.38 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.84 by $0.54. ASML had a net margin of 27.23% and a return on equity of 56.99%. The company had revenue of $5.74 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.73 billion. On average, sell-side analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 20.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 29th were given a $1.343 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 26th. This represents a $5.37 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.59%. ASML's payout ratio is currently 32.53%.

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.

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