Pathfinder Wealth Consulting Inc. Purchases New Stake in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Pathfinder Wealth Consulting Inc. purchased a new stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 409 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $438,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. St. Louis Trust Co acquired a new position in ASML in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,840,000. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in ASML by 52.9% in the fourth quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,384 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,481,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares in the last quarter. White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in ASML by 2.2% in the fourth quarter. White Lighthouse Investment Management Inc. now owns 365 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $390,000 after purchasing an additional 8 shares in the last quarter. Americana Partners LLC raised its stake in ASML by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Americana Partners LLC now owns 11,502 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $12,306,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Karras Company Inc. acquired a new position in ASML in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,784,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,632.90 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company has a market cap of $642.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 58.57, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.81. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $683.48 and a 12 month high of $1,653.53. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $1,433.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1,297.67.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Barclays raised ASML to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Finally, Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,504.38.

About ASML

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.