Integrated Advisors Network LLC Raises Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Integrated Advisors Network LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 102.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,026 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 519 shares during the period. Integrated Advisors Network LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $711,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ASML. Kennebec Savings Bank increased its position in ASML by 227.3% in the fourth 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 last quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 740.0% in the 4th 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 ASML in the 4th quarter valued at about $31,000. Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new stake in ASML during the fourth quarter valued at about $39,000. Finally, Caitlin John LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 78.1% during the fourth quarter. Caitlin John LLC now owns 57 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their price target on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $906.00.

ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ:ASML traded down $14.55 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $732.52. The stock had a trading volume of 1,785,398 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,675,958. The stock has a market capitalization of $288.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $687.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $708.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53. ASML Holding has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. The firm had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. As a group, analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

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.