Weatherly Asset Management L. P. Has $8.30 Million Stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

Weatherly Asset Management L. P. boosted its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 6.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,522 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 748 shares during the quarter. ASML accounts for about 0.7% of Weatherly Asset Management L. P.'s portfolio, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Weatherly Asset Management L. P.'s holdings in ASML were worth $8,298,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Sfmg LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Sfmg LLC now owns 511 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $354,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Norinchukin Bank The raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 857 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $594,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 18.5% in the fourth quarter. Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC now owns 96 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.6% in the first quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 631 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $418,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 3.2% in the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 516 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $342,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $801.93 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $315.50 billion, a PE ratio of 33.79, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.73. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $1,098.74. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $761.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $725.57.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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. The firm had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. ASML had a net margin of 28.32% and a return on equity of 51.82%. Equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have recently commented on ASML shares. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a 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, Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

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.

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