ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Acquired by Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 2.3% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 34,418 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 763 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $22,806,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lifted its position in ASML by 12.3% in the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $266,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in shares of ASML by 12.7% during the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,571,000 after buying an additional 947 shares in the last quarter. Novo Holdings A S lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 24.4% in the 4th quarter. Novo Holdings A S now owns 165,836 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $114,938,000 after buying an additional 32,500 shares during the period. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 26.3% in the fourth quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 82,646 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $57,280,000 after buying an additional 17,187 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JARISLOWSKY FRASER Ltd grew its holdings in ASML by 104.1% during the fourth quarter. JARISLOWSKY FRASER Ltd now owns 58,643 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $40,644,000 after acquiring an additional 29,912 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ:ASML traded up $23.19 during mid-day trading 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. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $1,110.09. The company has a market cap of $306.76 billion, a PE ratio of 31.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.52. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $720.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $717.04.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a net margin of 28.32% and a return on equity of 51.82%. The business had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $7.90 billion. Sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Susquehanna reduced their price target on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target on the stock. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $913.80.

ASML 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.