ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Acquired by ProShare Advisors LLC

ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 13.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 100,637 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 12,246 shares during the quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $69,749,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Edgewood Management LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 43.1% in the fourth quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 3,186,667 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,208,615,000 after buying an additional 959,696 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its stake in shares of ASML by 4,880.5% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 335,284 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $247,019,000 after purchasing an additional 328,552 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in shares of ASML by 53.4% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 807,257 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $559,494,000 after purchasing an additional 281,156 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter worth approximately $175,257,000. Finally, Fisher Funds Management LTD purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter worth approximately $137,386,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently commented on ASML. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Susquehanna cut their price target on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $906.00.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $758.36 on Friday. ASML Holding has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market capitalization of $298.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $682.62 and a 200-day simple moving average of $703.22.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. The business had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. As a group, equities 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.

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