ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Purchased by Capital Market Strategies LLC

Capital Market Strategies LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 32.2% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,519 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 370 shares during the period. Capital Market Strategies LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $1,007,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Trust Point Inc. raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 606 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $420,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Sunpointe LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Sunpointe LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $772,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Quarterback LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Wealth Quarterback LLC now owns 1,331 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $923,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Sfmg LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 3.0% in the 4th quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 511 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $354,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Norinchukin Bank The grew its position in shares of ASML by 1.8% in the 4th quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 857 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $594,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Susquehanna lowered 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $906.00.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML traded down $14.55 on Friday, hitting $732.52. 1,785,398 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,673,415. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $687.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $708.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $288.19 billion, a PE ratio of 35.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. ASML Holding has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. The business 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%. As a group, analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

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.