ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Acquired by Mmbg Investment Advisors CO.

Mmbg Investment Advisors CO. lifted its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 29.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,394 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 542 shares during the quarter. Mmbg Investment Advisors CO.’s holdings in ASML were worth $2,561,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 17.4% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 600 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $642,000 after buying an additional 89 shares during the period. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its position in ASML by 9.6% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 685 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $733,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the last quarter. Summitry LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 34.1% during the fourth quarter. Summitry LLC now owns 897 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $960,000 after buying an additional 228 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 132,353 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Choate Investment Advisors increased its position in shares of ASML by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Choate Investment Advisors now owns 1,080 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,155,000 after acquiring an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML opened at $1,632.90 on Tuesday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $683.48 and a 52 week high of $1,653.53. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $1,438.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1,303.54. The firm has a market cap of $642.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.57, a P/E/G ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.81. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its earnings results on Monday, March 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.28 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 48.69% and a net margin of 27.65%.The firm had revenue of $10.15 billion during the quarter. On average, equities analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 37.1 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently commented on ASML shares. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,625.00 to $1,700.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Wall Street Zen lowered ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 3rd. Berenberg Bank restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, May 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,504.38.

ASML Company Profile

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.