ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Sold by Walter Public Investments Inc.

Walter Public Investments Inc. cut its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 4.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 27,972 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 1,351 shares during the period. ASML comprises about 3.5% of Walter Public Investments Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Walter Public Investments Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $18,535,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sfmg LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 511 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $354,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Norinchukin Bank The lifted its holdings in ASML by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 857 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $594,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 18.5% during the 4th quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 96 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $67,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 631 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $418,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in ASML by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 516 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $342,000 after buying an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the topic of several recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group cut ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Barclays reiterated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price on the stock. Five equities research 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, ASML has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $923.80.

ASML Trading Up 1.1%

ASML traded up $9.01 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $794.10. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,327,135 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,707,996. The stock has a market cap of $312.41 billion, a PE ratio of 33.46, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $751.79 and its 200-day moving average price is $723.39. 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 issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a return on equity of 51.82% and a net margin of 28.32%. The business had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.90 billion. On average, analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share 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.