ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Purchased by Simon Quick Advisors LLC

Simon Quick Advisors LLC boosted its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 24.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,096 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 418 shares during the period. Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,389,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in ASML by 25.6% in the first quarter. Capital Advisory Group Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,065 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $706,000 after purchasing an additional 217 shares during the period. Investment Partners Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of ASML by 119.6% during the 1st quarter. Investment Partners Asset Management Inc. now owns 672 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $445,000 after acquiring an additional 366 shares during the last quarter. Trinity Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 73.5% during the 1st quarter. Trinity Financial Advisors LLC now owns 871 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $577,000 after acquiring an additional 369 shares during the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. lifted its position in shares of ASML by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 679 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $450,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Martin Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 13.2% during the 1st quarter. Martin Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,601 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,724,000 after acquiring an additional 304 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Barclays reiterated an “equal weight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Susquehanna reduced their target price on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $906.00.

ASML Trading Down 0.1%

ASML stock opened at $784.09 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The company has a market capitalization of $308.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.70, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.74. ASML Holding has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $1,110.09. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $703.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $713.24.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. On average, analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.