Goldstein Advisors LLC Purchases 27 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)

Goldstein Advisors LLC lifted its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 8.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 334 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the quarter. Goldstein Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $221,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in ASML by 70,115.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $9,282,120,000 after acquiring an additional 1,398,805 shares during the last quarter. Edgewood Management LLC increased its stake in ASML by 43.1% during the fourth quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 3,186,667 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,208,615,000 after acquiring an additional 959,696 shares during the last quarter. Amundi increased its stake in ASML by 4,880.5% during the fourth quarter. Amundi now owns 335,284 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $247,019,000 after acquiring an additional 328,552 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in ASML by 53.4% during the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 807,257 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $559,494,000 after acquiring an additional 281,156 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in ASML during the fourth quarter worth approximately $175,257,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

ASML Trading Up 0.2%

ASML opened at $815.24 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.52. The stock has a market cap of $320.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.74. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $729.15 and its 200-day moving average price is $718.87. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 51.82% and a net margin of 28.32%. On average, equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the topic of several analyst reports. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Susquehanna reduced their price objective on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Barclays reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $806.00 target price on the stock. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $913.80.

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.