Vise Technologies Inc. Boosts Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Vise Technologies Inc. increased its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 17.0% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,802 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 407 shares during the quarter. Vise Technologies Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $1,942,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 962.5% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 170 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $118,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 22.5% during the fourth quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 68,209 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $47,275,000 after purchasing an additional 12,510 shares in the last quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 28.5% during the fourth quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 2,089 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,567,000 after purchasing an additional 463 shares in the last quarter. Secure Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in ASML during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $250,000. Finally, Veracity Capital LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 8.9% during the fourth quarter. Veracity Capital LLC now owns 563 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $390,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of ASML opened at $732.49 on Friday. The company's fifty day moving average is $686.48 and its 200 day moving average is $705.72. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $288.18 billion, a PE ratio of 35.22, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75. 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 (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. The business had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.90 billion. Sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the topic of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $906.00.

ASML Company 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.

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