ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Acquired by Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC

Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 124.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 752 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 417 shares during the period. Capital Investment Advisory Services LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $498,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Bestgate Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter valued at approximately $231,000. Strategic Blueprint LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 12.2% in the first quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 664 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $440,000 after buying an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Carmel Capital Management L.L.C. raised its position in shares of ASML by 0.4% in the first quarter. Carmel Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 13,993 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,272,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 42.1% in the first quarter. Calamos Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,485 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,972,000 after buying an additional 1,328 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Calamos Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 124.0% in the first quarter. Calamos Advisors LLC now owns 27,783 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $18,410,000 after buying an additional 15,382 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Trading Down 1.2%

ASML traded down $9.41 during trading on Monday, hitting $785.09. 1,362,477 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,709,513. The company has a current ratio of 1.52, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $1,110.09. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $749.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $722.83. The firm has a market cap of $308.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.73.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 business had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.90 billion. As a group, analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Susquehanna lowered 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. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $913.80.

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.