Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC Purchases 659 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 156.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,079 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 659 shares during the period. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $748,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Kennebec Savings Bank grew its position in shares of ASML by 227.3% during the 4th quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the period. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 740.0% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the period. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Roxbury Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the 4th quarter worth approximately $39,000. Finally, Caitlin John LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 78.1% during the 4th quarter. Caitlin John LLC now owns 57 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have weighed in on ASML. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Susquehanna cut their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their target price on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $906.00.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML traded down $8.38 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $748.41. 567,685 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,664,039. The stock has a market capitalization of $294.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.03, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75. ASML Holding has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $1,110.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53. The business has a 50 day moving average of $686.88 and a 200-day moving average of $707.02.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $8.77 billion for 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%. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.