338 Shares in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Bought by Godfrey Financial Associates Inc.

Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. bought a new position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 338 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $362,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. North Star Investment Management Corp. grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 68.8% in the fourth quarter. North Star Investment Management Corp. now owns 27 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. Kohmann Bosshard Financial Services LLC bought a new position in ASML during the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Binnacle Investments Inc boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 78.9% in the 2nd quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 34 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,625.00 to $1,700.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Barclays raised shares of ASML to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of ASML from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Freedom Capital raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,504.38.

ASML Trading Down 2.1%

NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,597.87 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The stock has a market capitalization of $628.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.31, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.81. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $1,448.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1,311.69. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $683.48 and a 12 month high of $1,653.53.

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