ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Sold by Captrust Financial Advisors

Captrust Financial Advisors reduced its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 19.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 12,579 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 3,000 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors' holdings in ASML were worth $8,718,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. First Hawaiian Bank raised its position in ASML by 32.4% during the fourth quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 1,013 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $702,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares during the period. Michael S. Ryan Inc. acquired a new position in ASML during the fourth quarter worth $365,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. raised its position in ASML by 106.3% during the fourth quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 26,585 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $18,426,000 after acquiring an additional 13,697 shares during the period. Ridgewood Investments LLC raised its position in ASML by 742.1% during the fourth quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 320 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $222,000 after acquiring an additional 282 shares during the period. Finally, Atlas Brown Inc. raised its position in ASML by 10.2% during the fourth quarter. Atlas Brown Inc. now owns 434 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $300,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Susquehanna reduced their target price on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research 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 equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $906.00.

ASML Stock Up 4.9%

Shares of ASML traded up $34.91 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $741.12. 1,060,869 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,645,404. The company has a market cap of $291.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.63, 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. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53. The stock's 50-day moving average is $679.19 and its 200-day moving average is $701.72.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.90 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate 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.