Aspiriant LLC Buys New Stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Aspiriant LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 376 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $261,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ASML. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the second quarter valued at $554,000. AE Wealth Management LLC raised its position in ASML by 17.0% in the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,632 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,668,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in shares of ASML by 176.5% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 2,306 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,358,000 after buying an additional 1,472 shares in the last quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML by 6.1% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 590 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $553,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Financial Services LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the second quarter valued at approximately $222,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $763.00 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $708.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $793.15. The company has a market capitalization of $300.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.95, a PEG ratio of 2.35 and a beta of 1.47. ASML Holding has a twelve month low of $645.45 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ASML shares. Berenberg Bank upgraded shares of ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, November 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on ASML from $1,207.00 to $1,148.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. BNP Paribas assumed coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has a consensus 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.