United Advisor Group LLC Invests $394,000 in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

United Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 594 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $394,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC lifted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the 4th quarter worth approximately $31,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 96.7% during the 4th quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 59 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $41,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the period. Investment Management Corp VA ADV bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,000. Finally, Bradley & Co. Private Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the 4th quarter worth approximately $51,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target for the company. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Susquehanna dropped their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $913.80.

ASML Trading Up 3.1%

Shares of ASML stock traded up $23.19 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $779.72. 1,297,647 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,690,615. The stock has a market cap of $306.76 billion, a PE ratio of 32.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.74. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $722.94 and its 200 day simple moving average is $717.54. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. ASML had a net margin of 28.32% and a return on equity of 51.82%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS 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.