ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Bought by Autumn Glory Partners LLC

Autumn Glory Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 95.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,243 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,096 shares during the quarter. Autumn Glory Partners LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $1,536,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 740.0% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $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 during the fourth quarter worth about $31,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 96.7% during the fourth quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 59 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Investment Management Corp VA ADV acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter worth about $46,000. Finally, Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter worth about $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock opened at $761.64 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market cap of $299.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.10, a P/E/G ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.74. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $1,110.09. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $716.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $716.41.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share (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 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, equities research analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts recently commented on the company. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Susquehanna cut their price target on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Barclays reiterated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $913.80.

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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