ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Purchased by Ancora Advisors LLC

Ancora Advisors LLC grew its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 1,458.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 9,337 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 8,738 shares during the quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $6,471,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Kennebec Savings Bank raised its holdings in ASML by 227.3% during the fourth quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 740.0% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Albion Financial Group UT increased its position in shares of ASML by 133.3% during the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at about $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML traded down $6.97 on Monday, hitting $683.36. 903,690 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,639,590. 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 firm's 50-day moving average price is $679.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $702.13. The firm has a market cap of $268.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on ASML shares. Susquehanna cut their price target on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $906.00.

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.