111 Capital Makes New $482,000 Investment in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

111 Capital purchased a new stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 696 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $482,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Edgewood Management LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 43.1% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Amundi raised its holdings in ASML by 4,880.5% in the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 335,284 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $247,019,000 after acquiring an additional 328,552 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in ASML by 53.4% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 807,257 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $559,494,000 after acquiring an additional 281,156 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in ASML in the 4th quarter valued at about $175,257,000. Finally, Fisher Funds Management LTD acquired a new stake in ASML in the 4th quarter valued at about $137,386,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of ASML stock traded down $14.55 during trading on Friday, hitting $732.52. 1,785,398 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,675,958. The firm has a market capitalization of $288.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.22, a price-to-earnings-growth 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. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $687.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $708.50. ASML Holding has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 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 net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. As a group, research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Susquehanna reduced their price target on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average 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.