ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Purchased by B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC

B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 36.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,209 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 324 shares during the period. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $838,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in ASML by 176.5% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 2,306 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,358,000 after acquiring an additional 1,472 shares during the period. AXA S.A. boosted its stake in ASML by 158.0% during the 2nd quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 13,499 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $13,806,000 after purchasing an additional 8,266 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 41.1% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 1,974 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,019,000 after purchasing an additional 575 shares during the period. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 16.1% during the 2nd quarter. Daymark Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,587 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,623,000 after purchasing an additional 220 shares during the period. Finally, Matrix Private Capital Group LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 5.5% during the 2nd quarter. Matrix Private Capital Group LLC now owns 248 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $254,000 after purchasing an additional 13 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Down 1.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $732.25 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $714.70 and a 200 day simple moving average of $788.08. The company has a market cap of $288.08 billion, a PE ratio of 38.34, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.47. ASML Holding has a 52 week low of $645.45 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 1.55.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Berenberg Bank upgraded ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price objective for the company. Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $955.50.

ASML Company Profile

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.