American Century Companies Inc. Has $43.37 Million Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

American Century Companies Inc. lessened its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 62,574 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 824 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $43,369,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. grew its position in ASML by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 305 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $211,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 0.4% during the 4th quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,208 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,223,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Trust Point Inc. increased its stake in ASML by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 606 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $420,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the period. Sunpointe LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Sunpointe LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $772,000 after buying an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Quarterback LLC boosted its position in ASML by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Quarterback LLC now owns 1,331 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $923,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. DZ Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, BNP Paribas initiated coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $937.00.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML traded down $11.95 on Monday, hitting $662.63. The stock had a trading volume of 1,683,566 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,557,947. The company's 50-day moving average is $725.59 and its two-hundred day moving average is $730.56. ASML Holding has a one year low of $645.45 and a one year high of $1,110.09. The stock has a market cap of $260.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. On average, analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be given a $1.5855 dividend. This is a positive change from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 28th. ASML's payout ratio is 31.35%.

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.