ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Stock Holdings Increased by Hyperion Asset Management Ltd

Hyperion Asset Management Ltd raised its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 63.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 297,882 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 116,121 shares during the quarter. ASML makes up approximately 6.8% of Hyperion Asset Management Ltd's holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position. Hyperion Asset Management Ltd owned 0.08% of ASML worth $206,456,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Carnegie Investment Counsel lifted its position in ASML by 68.9% during the fourth quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 2,128 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,475,000 after purchasing an additional 868 shares during the period. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 36.7% in the 4th quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 26,322 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $18,243,000 after purchasing an additional 7,073 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in ASML by 12.2% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 9,759 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $6,764,000 after buying an additional 1,062 shares during the last quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC lifted its position in ASML by 33.9% in the fourth quarter. Alpha Cubed Investments LLC now owns 81,564 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $56,530,000 after buying an additional 20,651 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vantage Investment Partners LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 53.3% during the fourth quarter. Vantage Investment Partners LLC now owns 53,290 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $36,934,000 after buying an additional 18,523 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the subject of several analyst reports. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $906.00.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML traded up $5.35 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $755.55. 383,623 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,646,485. 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 firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $679.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $701.99. ASML Holding has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09. The firm has a market cap of $297.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.37, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.75.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 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 analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. As a group, analysts anticipate that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.