WCM Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 0.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,560,421 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,277 shares during the period. ASML makes up 2.7% of WCM Investment Management LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest holding. WCM Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.40% of ASML worth $1,052,629,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter valued at about $877,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in ASML by 96.2% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 7,555 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,236,000 after acquiring an additional 3,705 shares during the period. LGT Group Foundation acquired a new position in ASML in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $324,000. LGT Fund Management Co Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter worth approximately $347,000. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 9,228 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $6,396,000 after purchasing an additional 1,054 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.
ASML Price Performance
Shares of ASML traded up $9.12 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $799.59. The stock had a trading volume of 1,382,486 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,702,806. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $314.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.73. The company's fifty day moving average is $741.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $721.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.52 and a quick ratio of 0.91.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a net margin of 28.32% and a return on equity of 51.82%. The firm had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.90 billion. On average, analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
ASML has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Jefferies Financial Group lowered ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Susquehanna decreased their target price 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. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target 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. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $913.80.
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ASML Company 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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