Natixis Advisors LLC Has $192.54 Million Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Natixis Advisors LLC lessened its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 9.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 179,963 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 18,285 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $192,535,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in ASML by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,484,949 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,798,268,000 after acquiring an additional 132,353 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors grew its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 577,448 shares during the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 16.6% during 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 last quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 24.9% in the third quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,933,748 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,861,445,000 after acquiring an additional 385,502 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE boosted 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 valued at $1,805,733,000 after acquiring an additional 142,763 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,628.57 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,463.66 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1,324.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $640.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.32 and a beta of 1.82. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $683.48 and a one year high of $1,654.20.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its earnings results on Monday, March 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.28 earnings per share (EPS) 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 for the quarter. Analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 37.1 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on ASML shares. Morningstar lowered ASML to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Freedom Capital upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Weiss Ratings downgraded ASML from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $1,750.00 price target on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,504.38.

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.