GTS Securities LLC Boosts Stock Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

GTS Securities LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 15.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,636 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 733 shares during the period. GTS Securities LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $3,906,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,208 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,223,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Trust Point Inc. increased its holdings in ASML by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 606 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $420,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Sunpointe LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Sunpointe LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $772,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Quarterback LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Quarterback LLC now owns 1,331 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $923,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sfmg LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 511 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $354,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Susquehanna decreased 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. Wells Fargo & Company decreased 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. Finally, DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $906.00.

ASML Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded down $8.21 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $732.49. 1,524,100 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,669,467. The stock has a market cap of $288.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. ASML Holding has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $1,110.09. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $686.48 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $706.03.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its 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 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. On average, equities research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current 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.