Baugh & Associates LLC Makes New $1.95 Million Investment in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

Baugh & Associates LLC bought a new position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 3,118 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $1,948,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Sfmg LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 511 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $354,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Norinchukin Bank The increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 857 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $594,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 18.5% during the 4th quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 96 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC now owns 302 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $209,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nilsine Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 631 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $418,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock traded down $2.14 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $795.95. The stock had a trading volume of 1,200,605 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,702,013. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $735.42 and its 200 day simple moving average is $720.13. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $1,110.09. The firm has a market cap of $313.14 billion, a PE ratio of 33.54, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.74.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a return on equity of 51.82% and a net margin of 28.32%. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. On average, analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on ASML shares. Susquehanna lowered their price objective on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $913.80.

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.