ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Acquired by First Affirmative Financial Network

First Affirmative Financial Network increased its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 5.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,214 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 67 shares during the quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network’s holdings in ASML were worth $841,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new position in ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 46.9% in the third quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 47 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Albion Financial Group UT grew its position 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 acquiring an additional 32 shares during the period. Finally, Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in ASML during the fourth quarter worth $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 29th. Berenberg Bank raised shares of ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of ASML from $1,207.00 to $1,148.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their price target on ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $946.60.

ASML Stock Up 4.3 %

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $712.65 on Thursday. ASML Holding has a 12-month low of $645.45 and a 12-month high of $1,110.09. The stock has a market cap of $280.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.31, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $715.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $778.53.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a net margin of 26.40% and a return on equity of 47.61%. As a group, equities analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 20.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Profile

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.