Trillium Asset Management LLC Sells 2,253 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Trillium Asset Management LLC cut its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 4.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 51,830 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 2,253 shares during the period. ASML accounts for approximately 0.9% of Trillium Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Trillium Asset Management LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $35,922,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Evoke Wealth LLC lifted its position in ASML by 15.7% during the 4th quarter. Evoke Wealth LLC now owns 493 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $341,000 after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in ASML by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,095 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,145,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in ASML by 42.8% during the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 4,437 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,049,000 after acquiring an additional 1,329 shares during the last quarter. PDS Planning Inc lifted its position in ASML by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 1,357 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $941,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in ASML by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 7,326 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,077,000 after acquiring an additional 446 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $731.11 on Wednesday. ASML Holding has a 12-month low of $645.45 and a 12-month high of $1,110.09. 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 $287.63 billion, a PE ratio of 35.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.54. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $731.72 and a 200 day moving average price of $736.46.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. Research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were given a $1.5855 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, February 11th. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is 31.35%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective 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, Sanford C. Bernstein cut their price objective on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $937.00.

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.