940 Shares in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Bought by Cantor Fitzgerald L. P.

Cantor Fitzgerald L. P. bought a new position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 940 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $651,000.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Edgewood Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 959,696 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its stake in ASML by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,788,280 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,239,421,000 after acquiring an additional 31,231 shares during the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC raised its position in ASML by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,252,849 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $868,324,000 after acquiring an additional 33,603 shares during the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 962,578 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $667,155,000 after purchasing an additional 13,115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of ASML by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 898,544 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $622,769,000 after purchasing an additional 46,028 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Trading Up 3.0 %

ASML stock traded up $20.40 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $700.39. 1,041,025 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,641,633. 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 price of $679.24 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $701.99. The company has a market capitalization of $275.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.67, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Susquehanna cut 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 note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased 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 research 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's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price 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.