Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Grows Stock Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 235.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,143 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,505 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $1,485,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. boosted its holdings in ASML by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. now owns 305 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $211,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the period. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in ASML by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,208 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,223,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Trust Point Inc. grew its stake in ASML by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 606 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $420,000 after buying an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Sunpointe LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Sunpointe LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $772,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Quarterback LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Wealth Quarterback LLC now owns 1,331 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $923,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on ASML. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Susquehanna dropped their target price on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $906.00.

ASML Trading Up 3.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ ASML traded up $20.40 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $700.39. The company had a trading volume of 1,041,025 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,637,702. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. ASML Holding has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,110.09. The company's fifty day moving average price is $679.24 and its 200-day moving average price is $701.99. The stock has a market cap of $275.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.67, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. As a group, research analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

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.