Janus Henderson Group PLC Has $719,000 Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Janus Henderson Group PLC lowered its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 91.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 544 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 6,143 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $719,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 195.8% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,544,705 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,652,618,000 after buying an additional 1,022,532 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in shares of ASML by 223.7% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 287,225 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $379,368,000 after acquiring an additional 198,505 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its stake in ASML by 14.5% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,526,411 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,633,046,000 after acquiring an additional 193,068 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its stake in ASML by 21.3% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 849,602 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $822,492,000 after acquiring an additional 148,948 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sands Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 26.6% in the fourth quarter. Sands Capital Management LLC now owns 669,985 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $716,790,000 after purchasing an additional 140,821 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ASML Trading Down 0.4%

NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,733.48 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $681.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.94, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.79. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $1,772.23 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,555.95. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $716.20 and a 12 month high of $1,999.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Sunday, June 28th. The semiconductor company reported $8.65 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $10.64 billion for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 52.71% and a net margin of 30.11%. On average, analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 44.79 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 28th were given a dividend of $2.1507 per share. This represents a $8.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 28th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.62%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on ASML shares. Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on shares of ASML from $1,971.00 to $2,623.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Zacks Research lowered ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 3rd. Morningstar downgraded ASML to a “sell” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 27th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, July 18th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,970.33.

ASML Profile

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.