LRI Investments LLC Has $470,000 Stock Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

LRI Investments LLC cut its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 46.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 678 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 589 shares during the quarter. LRI Investments LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $470,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Kennebec Savings Bank boosted its position in shares of 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 position in shares of ASML by 740.0% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Albion Financial Group UT boosted its stake in ASML by 133.3% in the 4th quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the period. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new position in ASML in the 4th quarter worth $39,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on ASML shares. Susquehanna reduced their price target on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. 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 company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $906.00.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock traded up $5.01 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $768.91. 1,155,044 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,657,651. The stock has a market capitalization of $302.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $680.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $702.42. ASML Holding has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year 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.

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