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Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB Acquires 377 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

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Key Points

  • Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. by 17% in Q2, acquiring an additional 377 shares, increasing its total ownership to 2,593 shares valued at approximately $2.08 million.
  • Multiple large institutional investors, including T. Rowe Price and Invesco Ltd., have significantly increased their stakes in ASML, reflecting strong interest in the semiconductor company.
  • ASML reported earnings of $4.55 per share for the last quarter, which was below the consensus estimate, despite revenue rising 23.2% year-over-year to $8.94 billion.
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Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB grew its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 17.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,593 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 377 shares during the quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB's holdings in ASML were worth $2,078,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter worth approximately $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in ASML by 101.0% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $484,562,000 after purchasing an additional 367,505 shares during the period. Amundi increased its stake in ASML by 91.6% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 642,498 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $403,215,000 after purchasing an additional 307,214 shares during the period. First Manhattan CO. LLC. increased its stake in ASML by 61.0% in the 1st quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $469,183,000 after purchasing an additional 268,172 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in ASML by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $631,079,000 after purchasing an additional 199,740 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday. Morgan Stanley raised ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Erste Group Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $1,001.60.

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ASML Trading Up 2.7%

NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,009.81 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $1,059.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $397.14 billion, a PE ratio of 42.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.87. The stock's 50 day moving average is $852.01 and its 200 day moving average is $768.34.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.01 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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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