Galibier Capital Management Ltd. Takes Position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

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

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Sfmg LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 511 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $354,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Norinchukin Bank The increased its position in shares of ASML by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 857 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $594,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 18.5% during the fourth quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 96 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 2.6% during the first quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 631 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $418,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of ASML by 3.2% during the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 516 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $342,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on ASML. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Susquehanna cut their target price on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML traded down $0.16 during trading on Friday, reaching $801.93. 932,245 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,714,351. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $761.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $725.53. The stock has a market cap of $315.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.79, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.73. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $1,100.62. The company has a current ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

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