700 Shares in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) Bought by Galibier Capital Management Ltd.

Galibier Capital Management Ltd. bought a new stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 700 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $464,000.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC raised its stake in ASML by 322.2% in the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC grew its position in ASML by 740.0% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the period. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Finally, Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on ASML. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $923.80.

ASML Stock Up 0.7%

ASML stock opened at $799.83 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $756.99 and a 200 day moving average price of $724.40. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,110.09. The company has a market cap of $314.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

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

ASML Company 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.

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