AA Financial Advisors LLC Sells 82 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

AA Financial Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 13.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 543 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 82 shares during the quarter. AA Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $376,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new position in ASML in the third quarter worth about $25,000. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 46.9% during the 3rd quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 47 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new stake in ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at $43,000. Finally, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. bought a new stake in ASML in the third quarter valued at $43,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Up 3.4 %

Shares of ASML opened at $736.99 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $289.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.43, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.47. ASML Holding has a 52 week low of $645.45 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.55. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $716.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $778.07.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 26.78% and a return on equity of 50.53%. On average, analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.07 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ASML shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. BNP Paribas began coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price objective on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Susquehanna cut their price objective 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, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $937.00.

ASML Company 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.