OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Purchases Shares of 2,000 ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

OCONNOR A Distinct Business Unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 2,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,140,000.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 3.0% during the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,484,949 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,798,268,000 after acquiring an additional 132,353 shares during the period. Capital International Investors boosted its stake in ASML by 17.3% during the third 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 in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in ASML by 16.6% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,148,506 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,079,948,000 after purchasing an additional 305,435 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in ASML by 8.3% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,865,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,805,733,000 after purchasing an additional 142,763 shares during the period. Finally, Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in ASML by 195.8% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,544,705 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,652,618,000 after purchasing an additional 1,022,532 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on ASML shares. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Friday, May 8th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Wall Street Zen lowered ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 3rd. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded ASML from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,589.62.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,929.68 on Friday. 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 firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $1,594.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1,399.33. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $683.48 and a 12 month high of $1,942.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $758.90 billion, a PE ratio of 69.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.82.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.28 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $10.15 billion for the quarter. ASML had a net margin of 27.65% and a return on equity of 48.69%. Analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 36.76 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Negative Sentiment: U.S. officials reportedly questioned whether an ASML EUV machine may have made its way to China, raising the risk of tighter export scrutiny and possible regulatory fallout. US tells ASML it’s concerned one of its chipmaking tools may be in China, Bloomberg News reports
• Negative Sentiment: ASML is facing fresh China export scrutiny after reports that the Trump administration is probing whether an advanced chipmaking tool was diverted to China, keeping geopolitical risk front and center for investors. ASML Faces Fresh China Export Scrutiny
• Neutral Sentiment: ASML has denied the allegations, saying its EUV systems are not in China; while that may limit immediate damage, the dispute still leaves uncertainty around U.S.-China export controls. US tells ASML it is concerned China may have top chip tool, Bloomberg News reports
• Neutral Sentiment: Longer-term optimism remains in place, with analysts still pointing to strong earnings growth and demand trends, and Barclays recently raising its price target on ASML. Here’s Why ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) Is Among the Stocks with Best Earnings Growth for the Next 3 Years

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.