Fiduciary Group LLC Purchases 937 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

Fiduciary Group LLC boosted its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 28.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,213 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 937 shares during the period. Fiduciary Group LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $2,792,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the subject of several analyst reports. Susquehanna lowered their price objective 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. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective for the company. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $913.80.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML traded down $5.40 on Friday, reaching $794.20. 910,715 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,707,147. 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 stock has a market cap of $312.45 billion, a PE ratio of 33.47, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.73. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $747.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $722.31. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 51.82% and a net margin of 28.32%. On average, analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.