Hantz Financial Services Inc. Increases Stock Position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 49.8% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 16,311 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,422 shares during the quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $11,305,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 19.8% in the fourth quarter. Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 430 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $325,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. Foster Group Inc. grew its holdings in ASML by 16.2% during the 4th quarter. Foster Group Inc. now owns 330 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $229,000 after buying an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 23.6% during the fourth quarter. Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC now owns 15,749 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $10,915,000 after buying an additional 3,009 shares during the period. SteelPeak Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 13.3% in the fourth quarter. SteelPeak Wealth LLC now owns 4,391 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,043,000 after buying an additional 514 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 54.0% in the fourth quarter. Mayflower Financial Advisors LLC now owns 382 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $265,000 after acquiring an additional 134 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Trading Down 1.0 %

Shares of ASML opened at $683.35 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.55. ASML Holding has a fifty-two week low of $645.45 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $715.62 and a 200-day moving average price of $778.53. The firm has a market cap of $268.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.78, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.47.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a net margin of 26.40% and a return on equity of 47.61%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that ASML Holding will post 20.54 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have issued reports on ASML shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on shares of ASML from $1,207.00 to $1,148.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Berenberg Bank upgraded ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, BNP Paribas started coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price objective for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $946.60.

About ASML

ASML Holding N.V. develops, produces, markets, sells, and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems for chipmakers. It offers advanced semiconductor equipment systems, including lithography, metrology, and inspection systems. The company also provides extreme ultraviolet lithography systems; and deep ultraviolet lithography systems comprising immersion and dry lithography solutions to manufacture various range of semiconductor nodes and technologies.