DGS Capital Management LLC Has $2.35 Million Stake in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

DGS Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 37.0% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,783 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 482 shares during the quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $2,355,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 195.8% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,544,705 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,652,618,000 after buying an additional 1,022,532 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors grew its holdings in ASML by 17.3% during the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,919,154 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,791,982,000 after acquiring an additional 577,448 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in ASML by 75.6% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 790,869 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $765,632,000 after acquiring an additional 340,518 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its position in ASML by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,148,506 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,079,948,000 after acquiring an additional 305,435 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BlueSpruce Investments LP raised its stake in shares of ASML by 18,861.1% in the third quarter. BlueSpruce Investments LP now owns 244,977 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $237,160,000 after acquiring an additional 243,685 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. DZ Bank reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Barclays reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, June 29th. Weiss Ratings cut ASML from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,772.62.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML opened at $1,769.32 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $695.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 63.46, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.78. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $683.48 and a 1 year high of $1,999.96. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $1,668.56 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1,452.61. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.28 EPS for the quarter. The company 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%. On average, equities analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 36.62 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.