Northern Trust Corp Has $463 Million Stock Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Northern Trust Corp raised its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 1.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 668,025 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 7,514 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp owned about 0.17% of ASML worth $462,995,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Kennebec Savings Bank lifted its stake in ASML by 227.3% in the 4th quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 740.0% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Albion Financial Group UT boosted its holdings in ASML by 133.3% during the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new position in ASML in the fourth quarter valued at $39,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML traded down $1.36 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $666.72. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,065,529 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,638,772. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock has a market cap of $262.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.05, 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 business has a 50-day simple moving average of $683.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $703.96.

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

ASML Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 28th. This represents a $6.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.98%. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.48%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

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.