Ensign Peak Advisors Inc Has $26.75 Million Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Ensign Peak Advisors Inc decreased its holdings in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 46.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 38,598 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 33,735 shares during the quarter. Ensign Peak Advisors Inc's holdings in ASML were worth $26,752,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Carnegie Investment Counsel boosted its position in ASML by 68.9% in the fourth quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 2,128 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,475,000 after buying an additional 868 shares in the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in ASML by 36.7% during the 4th quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 26,322 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $18,243,000 after acquiring an additional 7,073 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in ASML by 12.2% in the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 9,759 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $6,764,000 after purchasing an additional 1,062 shares in the last quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC raised its position in ASML by 33.9% in the fourth quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 81,564 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $56,530,000 after purchasing an additional 20,651 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vantage Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 53.3% during the fourth quarter. Vantage Investment Partners LLC now owns 53,290 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $36,934,000 after purchasing an additional 18,523 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on ASML shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Susquehanna cut their price target on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased 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, DZ Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Two investment 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. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $906.00.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock opened at $706.21 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $277.84 billion, a PE ratio of 33.95, 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. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $679.19 and a 200-day moving average price of $701.79. ASML Holding has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,110.09.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share 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.

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