Vident Advisory LLC cut its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 11.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,001 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 498 shares during the quarter. Vident Advisory LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $2,774,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Windacre Partnership LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Windacre Partnership LLC now owns 669,100 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $463,740,000 after buying an additional 5,000 shares during the period. Strategic Wealth Partners Ltd. lifted its holdings in ASML by 11.1% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Wealth Partners Ltd. now owns 330 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $229,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. Strive Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in ASML during the 4th quarter worth about $237,000. Toronto Dominion Bank lifted its holdings in ASML by 82.9% during the 4th quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,954 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,047,000 after buying an additional 1,339 shares during the period. Finally, Scientech Research LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 162.2% in the 4th quarter. Scientech Research LLC now owns 4,843 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,357,000 after purchasing an additional 2,996 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on ASML shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Susquehanna dropped 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. DZ Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $906.00.
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ASML Stock Performance
Shares of ASML stock opened at $737.17 on Thursday. ASML Holding has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $1,110.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $290.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.44, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $686.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $704.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. The business had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. On average, research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
ASML Profile
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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.
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