Little House Capital LLC Buys New Position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

Little House Capital LLC acquired a new stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 1,414 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $937,000.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Edgewood Management LLC lifted its position in ASML by 43.1% during the fourth 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 last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in ASML by 70,115.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $9,282,120,000 after purchasing an additional 1,398,805 shares in the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,252,849 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $868,324,000 after purchasing an additional 33,603 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 962,578 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $667,155,000 after purchasing an additional 13,115 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position 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 buying an additional 46,028 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on ASML shares. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective for the company. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $913.80.

ASML Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of ASML stock traded down $10.92 on Tuesday, hitting $790.47. The company had a trading volume of 1,049,785 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,700,446. The stock's 50-day moving average is $738.96 and its two-hundred day moving average is $720.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.52. The firm has a market cap of $310.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.74. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a net margin of 28.32% and a return on equity of 51.82%. The business had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.