Axxcess Wealth Management LLC Grows Stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 119.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 3,101 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 1,685 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $2,055,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.3% in the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $266,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in shares of ASML by 12.7% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,571,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,478 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,304,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in ASML by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,418 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $22,806,000 after purchasing an additional 763 shares during the period. Finally, Novo Holdings A S grew its position in ASML by 24.4% during the 4th quarter. Novo Holdings A S now owns 165,836 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $114,938,000 after purchasing an additional 32,500 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML opened at $802.09 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The stock has a market cap of $315.56 billion, a PE ratio of 33.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.73. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,110.09. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $759.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $724.96.

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, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a net margin of 28.32% and a return on equity of 51.82%. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Susquehanna dropped their target price on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price for the company. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

About ASML

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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