Financial & Tax Architects LLC Has $2.29 Million Stake in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Financial & Tax Architects LLC cut its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 21.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,732 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 482 shares during the quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $2,288,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in ASML by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 990,816 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $959,180,000 after purchasing an additional 38,660 shares during the last quarter. Gradient Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 424.3% during the fourth quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 14,388 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $15,393,000 after buying an additional 11,644 shares in the last quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 314.0% during the third quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 24,626 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $23,841,000 after buying an additional 18,677 shares in the last quarter. Bingham Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at $1,444,000. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 22,467 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $24,036,000 after acquiring an additional 760 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the topic of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings lowered ASML from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Wall Street Zen downgraded ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 3rd. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 4th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,772.62.

ASML Trading Up 5.6%

NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,989.44 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $782.41 billion, a PE ratio of 71.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.43 and a beta of 1.82. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $1,648.51 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1,437.89. 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 Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $683.48 and a 12 month high of $1,999.96.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.28 earnings per share for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 48.69% and a net margin of 27.65%.The firm had revenue of $10.15 billion during the quarter. On average, analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 36.69 EPS for the current year.

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.