Axa S.A. Has $14.67 Million Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

AXA S.A. cut its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 13.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 21,172 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 3,415 shares during the period. AXA S.A.'s holdings in ASML were worth $14,674,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

ASML Stock Up 2.1 %

Shares of ASML stock traded up $14.95 on Thursday, hitting $715.34. 539,550 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,637,334. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09. The business has a 50-day moving average of $679.07 and a 200 day moving average of $701.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $281.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75. 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. The firm had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. Equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

About ASML

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.