Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Has $1.48 Million Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 52.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,384 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the period. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,481,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ASML. 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. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new stake in ASML during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $505,510,000. Regents of The University of California bought a new stake in ASML during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $413,335,000. WCM Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 24.9% during the 3rd quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,933,748 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,861,445,000 after acquiring an additional 385,502 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in ASML by 75.6% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 790,869 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $765,632,000 after acquiring an additional 340,518 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have commented on ASML shares. Barclays raised ASML to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, May 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on ASML from $1,625.00 to $1,700.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report 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 issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,504.38.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,597.87 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $1,448.93 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1,311.69. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $683.48 and a 1-year high of $1,653.53. The company has a market cap of $628.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.31, a PEG ratio of 1.34 and a beta of 1.81.

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

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.