HughesLittle Investment Management Ltd. cut its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML – Free Report) by 9.7% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 38,295 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 4,130 shares during the period. ASML accounts for about 6.8% of HughesLittle Investment Management Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. HughesLittle Investment Management Ltd.’s holdings in ASML were worth $40,970,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of ASML by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 990,816 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $959,180,000 after buying an additional 38,660 shares during the period. Gradient Investments LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 424.3% in the fourth quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 14,388 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $15,393,000 after acquiring an additional 11,644 shares during the last quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC grew its position in ASML by 314.0% in the third quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 24,626 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $23,841,000 after acquiring an additional 18,677 shares during the period. Bingham Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in ASML in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,444,000. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its position in ASML by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 22,467 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $24,036,000 after acquiring an additional 760 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.
Trending Headlines about ASML
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- Negative Sentiment: U.S. officials reportedly questioned whether an ASML EUV machine may have made its way to China, raising the risk of tighter export scrutiny and possible regulatory fallout. US tells ASML it’s concerned one of its chipmaking tools may be in China, Bloomberg News reports
- Negative Sentiment: ASML is facing fresh China export scrutiny after reports that the Trump administration is probing whether an advanced chipmaking tool was diverted to China, keeping geopolitical risk front and center for investors. ASML Faces Fresh China Export Scrutiny
- Neutral Sentiment: ASML has denied the allegations, saying its EUV systems are not in China; while that may limit immediate damage, the dispute still leaves uncertainty around U.S.-China export controls. US tells ASML it is concerned China may have top chip tool, Bloomberg News reports
- Neutral Sentiment: Longer-term optimism remains in place, with analysts still pointing to strong earnings growth and demand trends, and Barclays recently raising its price target on ASML. Here’s Why ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) Is Among the Stocks with Best Earnings Growth for the Next 3 Years
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ASML Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,929.68 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.78, a current ratio of 1.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The business’s 50 day moving average is $1,594.98 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1,399.33. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $683.48 and a 52-week high of $1,942.87. The firm has a market cap of $758.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 69.21, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.82.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.28 EPS for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 48.69% and a net margin of 27.65%.The business had revenue of $10.15 billion during the quarter. Research analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 36.76 EPS for the current year.
ASML 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.
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