Financial Counselors Inc. Has $13.15 Million Position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

Financial Counselors Inc. increased its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 20.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,842 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,410 shares during the period. Financial Counselors Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $13,148,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in ASML. Edgewood Management LLC boosted its position in ASML by 43.1% during the fourth quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 3,186,667 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,208,615,000 after purchasing an additional 959,696 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 70,115.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,282,120,000 after buying an additional 1,398,805 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,252,849 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $868,324,000 after purchasing an additional 33,603 shares in the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 962,578 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $667,155,000 after buying an additional 13,115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in ASML by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 898,544 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $622,769,000 after acquiring an additional 46,028 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:ASML traded up $1.62 on Wednesday, hitting $795.72. 238,061 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,705,598. The stock has a market capitalization of $313.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.52. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09. The company's 50-day moving average price is $754.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $723.88.

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

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have issued reports on ASML shares. Jefferies Financial Group cut ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Susquehanna reduced their price target on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target for the company. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

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.