ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Stock Holdings Increased by Callahan Advisors LLC

Callahan Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 24.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 7,292 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 1,434 shares during the quarter. Callahan Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $5,054,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 94,079.7% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 491,618 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $4,096,410,000 after purchasing an additional 491,096 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 37.0% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,757,049 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,464,061,000 after purchasing an additional 474,653 shares during the period. Mediolanum International Funds Ltd purchased a new position in ASML during the third quarter worth $125,952,000. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 281.3% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 156,693 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $108,601,000 after purchasing an additional 115,603 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 97,001.7% during the third quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 113,609 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $94,665,000 after buying an additional 113,492 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of a number of research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. BNP Paribas assumed coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price objective for the company. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $937.00.

ASML Stock Down 0.8 %

ASML stock traded down $6.08 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $737.01. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,471,505 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,797,356. ASML Holding has a 52-week low of $645.45 and a 52-week high of $1,110.09. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $732.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $759.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $289.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.43, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.47.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share 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%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is a positive change from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.35%.

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.