Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. Has $20.49 Million Position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lessened its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 1.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 30,929 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 557 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $20,494,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Edgewood Management LLC boosted its position in 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 during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in ASML by 70,115.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $9,282,120,000 after acquiring an additional 1,398,805 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC boosted its position in ASML by 2.8% during the 4th quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,252,849 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $868,324,000 after acquiring an additional 33,603 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC lifted 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 worth $667,155,000 after acquiring an additional 13,115 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 898,544 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $622,769,000 after acquiring an additional 46,028 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

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 1,711,300. The company has a market cap of $312.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.46, a PEG ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.73. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09. The business's 50-day moving average is $751.79 and its 200 day moving average is $723.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.52.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion for 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%. Equities research analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on ASML. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group cut ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Susquehanna dropped their target price on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

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.