ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Sold by RFG Advisory LLC

RFG Advisory LLC trimmed its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASMLFree Report) by 14.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,780 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 476 shares during the quarter. RFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $3,672,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in ASML by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,484,949 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,798,268,000 after purchasing an additional 132,353 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors lifted its position in shares of ASML by 17.3% in the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,919,154 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,791,982,000 after buying an additional 577,448 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,148,506 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,079,948,000 after buying an additional 305,435 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of ASML by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,865,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,805,733,000 after buying an additional 142,763 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of ASML by 195.8% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,544,705 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,652,618,000 after buying an additional 1,022,532 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, June 15th. DZ Bank reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Freedom Capital raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,772.62.

Check Out Our Latest Analysis on ASML

ASML Stock Up 4.4%

ASML stock opened at $1,841.18 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $724.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 66.04, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.82. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $1,622.22 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1,421.57. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $683.48 and a 52 week high of $1,959.04.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASMLGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.28 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $10.15 billion for the quarter. ASML had a net margin of 27.65% and a return on equity of 48.69%. On average, analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 36.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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About ASML

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ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) is a Dutch company that develops, manufactures and services advanced photolithography systems used to produce semiconductor chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, ASML supplies capital equipment and associated software and services that enable semiconductor manufacturers to pattern the intricate circuits on silicon wafers. The company is widely recognized for its leadership in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography as well as its deep ultraviolet (DUV) platforms used across multiple process nodes.

ASML’s product portfolio includes EUV and DUV lithography machines, light sources, imaging optics and control software, together with spare parts, upgrades and field services.

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