Bank Hapoalim BM Grows Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

Bank Hapoalim BM increased 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 Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,598 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying 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 reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ASML. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.3% during the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $266,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.7% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,571,000 after buying an additional 947 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.6% during the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,478 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,304,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.3% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,418 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $22,806,000 after buying an additional 763 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Novo Holdings A S boosted its holdings in ASML by 24.4% in the fourth 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 last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price on the stock. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Susquehanna dropped their price target on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Barclays reiterated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ ASML traded up $1.26 on Wednesday, reaching $795.36. The company had a trading volume of 296,628 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,705,773. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $312.91 billion, a PE ratio of 33.53, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.73. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $754.35 and its 200 day moving average price is $723.88. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. ASML had a net margin of 28.32% and a return on equity of 51.82%. As a group, equities analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share 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.