Grace & Mercy Foundation Inc. grew its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 33.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,200 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the quarter. ASML comprises approximately 0.5% of Grace & Mercy Foundation Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Grace & Mercy Foundation Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $2,218,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kennebec Savings Bank raised its holdings in ASML by 227.3% in the fourth quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 36 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 740.0% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter valued at $31,000. Albion Financial Group UT lifted its holdings in ASML by 133.3% in the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the period. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new position in ASML in the 4th quarter valued at about $39,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of research firms recently commented on ASML. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price 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. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their price target 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. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $906.00.
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ASML Trading Up 6.2%
Shares of ASML stock traded up $43.99 during trading on Monday, hitting $750.20. The stock had a trading volume of 2,568,932 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,651,115. ASML Holding has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $1,110.09. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $679.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $701.72. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.53 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market capitalization of $295.15 billion, a PE ratio of 36.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. On average, research analysts expect that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.
About ASML
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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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