Annex Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 107.2% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 52,154 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 26,982 shares during the quarter. ASML accounts for approximately 1.0% of Annex Advisory Services LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest holding. Annex Advisory Services LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $34,559,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 740.0% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in ASML during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new stake in ASML during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Caitlin John LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 78.1% during the 4th quarter. Caitlin John LLC now owns 57 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Tradewinds Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 96.7% during the 4th quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 59 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $41,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities analysts recently issued reports on ASML shares. Susquehanna decreased their target price on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Barclays reiterated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $906.00.
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ASML Price Performance
NASDAQ ASML traded up $5.03 on Thursday, hitting $747.81. The company had a trading volume of 1,506,317 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,671,092. The company has a market capitalization of $294.20 billion, a PE ratio of 35.95, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.74. The company's fifty day moving average price is $691.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $709.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99. ASML Holding has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month 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 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion during 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, analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.
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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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