Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. Purchases Shares of 338 ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Godfrey Financial Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 338 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $362,000.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. Telos Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of ASML by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Telos Capital Management Inc. now owns 10,850 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,504,000 after acquiring an additional 463 shares in the last quarter. Regents of The University of California acquired a new stake in ASML in the third quarter valued at approximately $413,335,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of ASML by 4.1% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 990,816 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $959,180,000 after acquiring an additional 38,660 shares during the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML during the third quarter valued at $680,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of ASML by 34.5% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 15,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $15,086,000 after acquiring an additional 4,001 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,597.87 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $628.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.81. The company’s 50-day moving average is $1,448.93 and its 200 day moving average is $1,311.69. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $683.48 and a one year high of $1,653.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.36.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly 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 net margin of 27.65% and a return on equity of 48.69%. Sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 37.1 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on ASML shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, May 15th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, May 20th. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Freedom Capital raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,504.38.

ASML Company 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.