B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC Acquires 324 Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 36.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 1,209 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 324 shares during the period. B.O.S.S. Retirement Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $838,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Carnegie Investment Counsel increased its holdings in ASML by 68.9% in the 4th quarter. Carnegie Investment Counsel now owns 2,128 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,475,000 after buying an additional 868 shares during the period. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter worth $1,174,000. Taurus Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the third quarter valued at approximately $16,994,000. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in ASML by 5.2% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 140,802 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $117,323,000 after acquiring an additional 7,010 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stockman Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Stockman Wealth Management Inc. now owns 15,361 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $12,800,000 after purchasing an additional 1,032 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $732.25 on Friday. ASML Holding has a one year low of $645.45 and a one year high of $1,110.09. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $714.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $788.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The company has a market cap of $288.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.34, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.47.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on ASML shares. Berenberg Bank raised shares of ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their target price on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective 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. Susquehanna reduced their price target on shares of ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a “positive” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 11th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target 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. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $955.50.

ASML 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.