Chicago Capital LLC Increases Stock Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Chicago Capital LLC increased its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 1.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 63,031 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 642 shares during the period. Chicago Capital LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $41,766,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 740.0% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in ASML during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 96.7% during the 4th quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 59 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Investment Management Corp VA ADV purchased a new stake in ASML during the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,000. Finally, Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective 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. Susquehanna dropped their target price 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. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $906.00.

ASML Stock Up 1.9%

ASML stock opened at $775.23 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $304.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.27, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.74. ASML Holding has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,110.09. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $713.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $715.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates 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 net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. Research analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current 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.

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