Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Has $1.48 Million Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 52.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,384 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 479 shares during the quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,481,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Telos Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of ASML by 4.5% in the third quarter. Telos Capital Management Inc. now owns 10,850 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,504,000 after acquiring an additional 463 shares in the last quarter. Regents of The University of California acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the third quarter valued at about $413,335,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of ASML by 4.1% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 990,816 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $959,180,000 after acquiring an additional 38,660 shares in the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the third quarter valued at about $680,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of ASML by 34.5% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 15,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $15,086,000 after acquiring an additional 4,001 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ASML. Zacks Research cut ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Freedom Capital upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on ASML from $1,625.00 to $1,700.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,504.38.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $1,597.87 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,448.93 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,311.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $628.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.78. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $683.48 and a 1 year high of $1,653.53.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.28 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $10.15 billion for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 48.69% and a net margin of 27.65%. As a group, research analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 37.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About ASML

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.