ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) Holdings Boosted by Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC.

Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 279.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,243 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 2,388 shares during the period. ASML accounts for approximately 1.1% of Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC.'s holdings, making the stock its 27th biggest position. Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC.'s holdings in ASML were worth $2,149,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC raised 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 raised its stake in ASML by 12.7% during 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 in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in ASML by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,478 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,304,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 2.3% in the first 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Novo Holdings A S increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 24.4% during the fourth quarter. Novo Holdings A S now owns 165,836 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $114,938,000 after purchasing an additional 32,500 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on ASML shares. Susquehanna reduced their price objective 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 began coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target for the company. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML traded up $9.01 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $794.10. The company had a trading volume of 1,327,135 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,707,996. The company has a market cap of $312.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.46, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.52. The business's 50-day moving average is $751.79 and its 200 day moving average is $723.39. 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 announced its earnings results 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 business 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%. Equities research analysts predict 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.