Blair William & Co. IL Sells 813 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Blair William & Co. IL decreased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 6.2% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 12,263 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 813 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in ASML were worth $11,871,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its position in ASML by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,352,596 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,213,705,000 after purchasing an additional 108,342 shares during the period. WCM Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 24.9% in the third quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,933,748 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,861,445,000 after acquiring an additional 385,502 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in ASML by 4.1% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 990,816 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $959,180,000 after acquiring an additional 38,660 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in ASML by 5.2% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 763,590 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $611,933,000 after purchasing an additional 37,994 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in ASML by 14.1% in the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 583,093 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $467,285,000 after purchasing an additional 72,164 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,357.42 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,547.22. The stock has a market cap of $533.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.57, a PEG ratio of 1.25 and a beta of 1.88. The company’s 50 day moving average is $1,358.58 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1,113.58.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Monday, April 27th will be paid a dividend of $3.1771 per share. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.88. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 27th. This represents a $12.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.10%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on ASML shares. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price target on shares of ASML from $1,550.00 to $1,625.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Weiss Ratings raised shares of ASML from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,475.00.

About ASML

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) is a Dutch company that develops, manufactures and services advanced photolithography systems used to produce semiconductor chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, ASML supplies capital equipment and associated software and services that enable semiconductor manufacturers to pattern the intricate circuits on silicon wafers. The company is widely recognized for its leadership in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography as well as its deep ultraviolet (DUV) platforms used across multiple process nodes.

ASML’s product portfolio includes EUV and DUV lithography machines, light sources, imaging optics and control software, together with spare parts, upgrades and field services.