Winch Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML – Free Report) by 168.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 647 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 406 shares during the period. Winch Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $449,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale lifted its position in ASML by 10.1% in the 2nd quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 261 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $270,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. One Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 99.6% in the second quarter. One Capital Management LLC now owns 461 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $471,000 after purchasing an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI bought a new position in shares of ASML during the second quarter valued at $201,000. Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its position in shares of ASML by 10.0% during the second quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 1,119 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,144,000 after buying an additional 102 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial & Tax Architects LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 24.5% in the 2nd quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC now owns 1,325 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,355,000 after buying an additional 261 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
ASML has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. Berenberg Bank upgraded shares of ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on shares of ASML from $1,207.00 to $1,148.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $955.50.
ASML Stock Performance
NASDAQ:ASML opened at $726.30 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.55. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $702.22 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $801.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $285.74 billion, a PE ratio of 38.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.47. ASML Holding has a 52-week low of $645.45 and a 52-week high of $1,110.09.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $5.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.24 by $0.56. The company had revenue of $8.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.66 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 47.61% and a net margin of 26.40%. Analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 20.68 EPS for the current year.
About ASML
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.
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