Bank Hapoalim BM Purchases 2,446 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

Bank Hapoalim BM lifted its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 113.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,598 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,446 shares during the period. Bank Hapoalim BM's holdings in ASML were worth $3,047,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Ninety One UK Ltd lifted its position in ASML by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 65,638 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $43,494,000 after purchasing an additional 1,051 shares during the period. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of ASML by 22.2% in the 1st quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 3,231 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,141,000 after acquiring an additional 587 shares during the last quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML by 4.2% in the 1st quarter. Interchange Capital Partners LLC now owns 577 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $382,000 after acquiring an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Fullcircle Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML by 8.3% in the 1st quarter. Fullcircle Wealth LLC now owns 1,048 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $705,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the last quarter. Finally, U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML by 20.7% in the 1st quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,732 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,148,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group cut ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Susquehanna lowered their target price 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. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price for the company. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Five investment 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 company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Up 1.1%

Shares of ASML traded up $9.01 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $794.10. 1,327,135 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,707,995. The company has a market cap of $312.41 billion, a PE ratio of 33.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.73. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $751.79 and a 200 day simple moving average of $723.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 0.91.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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, research analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.