Centaurus Financial Inc. Raises Stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Centaurus Financial Inc. boosted its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 89.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,659 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,252 shares during the period. Centaurus Financial Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $1,843,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Kennebec Savings Bank grew its position in ASML by 227.3% in the 4th quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 740.0% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $39,000. Finally, Caitlin John LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 78.1% in the fourth quarter. Caitlin John LLC now owns 57 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have commented on ASML. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Susquehanna lowered their target price on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued 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 price target of $906.00.

ASML Stock Down 1.9%

Shares of NASDAQ ASML traded down $14.55 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $732.52. The company had a trading volume of 1,785,398 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,675,958. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $687.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $708.60. The stock has a market cap of $288.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.22, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75. 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 posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. Sell-side analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

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.