Hudson Value Partners LLC Buys 511 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

Hudson Value Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 10.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,623 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 511 shares during the quarter. ASML comprises 1.4% of Hudson Value Partners LLC's holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest position. Hudson Value Partners LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $3,726,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on ASML. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Susquehanna decreased their price target 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. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective on the stock. Four 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. According to MarketBeat, ASML currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $913.80.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock traded up $23.19 on Monday, reaching $779.72. 1,295,436 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,690,594. The company has a current ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $720.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $717.04. The stock has a market cap of $306.76 billion, a PE ratio of 32.86, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.74.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a return on equity of 51.82% and a net margin of 28.32%. The business had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. Sell-side analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current 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.