Congress Park Capital LLC Has $1.62 Million Position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

Congress Park Capital LLC grew its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 56.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,439 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 883 shares during the quarter. Congress Park Capital LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $1,616,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC raised 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 bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 96.7% during the fourth quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 59 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Investment Management Corp VA ADV bought a new stake in ASML in the fourth quarter valued at about $46,000. Finally, Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in ASML in the fourth quarter valued at about $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Trading Up 3.1%

Shares of ASML stock traded up $23.19 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $779.72. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,297,647 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,690,615. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The company has a market capitalization of $306.76 billion, a PE ratio of 32.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.74. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $722.94 and a 200 day moving average of $717.54. 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 quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.90 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 51.82% and a net margin of 28.32%. Analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently commented on ASML. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on 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 price objective on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Barclays reiterated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective for the company. Four 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $913.80.

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.