Victory Capital Management Inc. Has $30.84 Million Stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 0.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 40,750 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 195 shares during the quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $30,844,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. FMR LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 3.6% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,607,702 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,123,710,000 after acquiring an additional 126,413 shares during the last quarter. Sands Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Sands Capital Management LLC now owns 1,495,236 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $880,186,000 after purchasing an additional 105,339 shares during the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 2.0% during the third quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,214,574 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $714,971,000 after buying an additional 23,783 shares during the period. Jennison Associates LLC raised its stake in ASML by 15.3% during the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 1,146,157 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $867,549,000 after buying an additional 151,844 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in ASML by 34.6% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,067,413 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $628,344,000 after buying an additional 274,562 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on ASML shares. Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, January 23rd. They issued an “overweight” rating for the company. Evercore ISI started coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, April 16th. They issued an “outperform” rating on the stock. HSBC started coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, February 22nd. They set a “buy” rating for the company. Susquehanna boosted their target price on shares of ASML from $830.00 to $1,100.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday, January 26th. Finally, Redburn Atlantic upgraded shares of ASML from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 20th. Four investment 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’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,036.00.

ASML Trading Down 0.9 %

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $908.22 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $358.37 billion, a PE ratio of 46.39, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.49. ASML Holding has a one year low of $563.99 and a one year high of $1,056.34. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $949.84 and a 200-day moving average of $821.79. 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 Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, May 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 29th were paid a dividend of $1.343 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 26th. This represents a $5.37 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.59%. ASML’s payout ratio is 32.53%.

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.