Graybill Wealth Management LTD. Purchases Shares of 5,030 ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

Graybill Wealth Management LTD. purchased a new stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 5,030 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $3,333,000.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Edgewood Management LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 43.1% in the fourth quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 3,186,667 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,208,615,000 after acquiring an additional 959,696 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 70,115.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,282,120,000 after buying an additional 1,398,805 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,252,849 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $868,324,000 after buying an additional 33,603 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 1.4% in the fourth quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 962,578 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $667,155,000 after buying an additional 13,115 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in 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 buying an additional 46,028 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Up 1.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded up $13.39 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $820.12. 895,644 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,712,894. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company has a market cap of $322.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.73. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $1,098.74. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $764.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $726.29.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 return on equity of 51.82% and a net margin of 28.32%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on ASML. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price on the stock. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Five equities research 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. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML has a consensus 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.