Calamos Wealth Management LLC Raises Stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

Calamos Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 42.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,485 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,328 shares during the quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $2,972,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Putney Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 322.2% in the first quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC raised its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new stake in ASML in the first quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Alpine Bank Wealth Management acquired a new stake in ASML in the first quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Finally, Investment Management Corp VA ADV acquired a new stake in ASML in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $46,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML traded down $5.40 during trading on Friday, hitting $794.20. The stock had a trading volume of 910,715 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,710,906. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $312.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.47, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.73. The company's 50-day moving average price is $749.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $722.74. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.90 billion. ASML had a net margin of 28.32% and a return on equity of 51.82%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently weighed in on ASML shares. Barclays reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Susquehanna cut their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. 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 report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective on the stock. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $913.80.

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.