Boston Common Asset Management LLC Buys 2,249 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Boston Common Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 36.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,377 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,249 shares during the period. Boston Common Asset Management LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $5,551,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Edgewood Management LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 43.1% during the 4th quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 3,186,667 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,208,615,000 after acquiring an additional 959,696 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its stake in ASML by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 1,788,280 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,239,421,000 after purchasing an additional 31,231 shares during the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,252,849 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $868,324,000 after purchasing an additional 33,603 shares in the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 962,578 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $667,155,000 after purchasing an additional 13,115 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 898,544 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $622,769,000 after buying an additional 46,028 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $906.00.

ASML Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of ASML stock traded down $14.55 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $732.52. 1,785,398 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,675,958. The company has a market cap of $288.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $687.99 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $708.60. ASML Holding has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. The business had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. On average, research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML 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.