ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Purchased by Archford Capital Strategies LLC

Archford Capital Strategies LLC increased its position in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 222.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 2,159 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,489 shares during the quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,497,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 176.5% in the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 2,306 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,358,000 after acquiring an additional 1,472 shares during the last quarter. AXA S.A. increased its stake in ASML by 158.0% in the second 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 last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in ASML by 41.1% in the second 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 last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in ASML by 38.4% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 181,207 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $185,327,000 after purchasing an additional 50,294 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Susquehanna International Group Ltd. acquired a new position in ASML in the second quarter valued at $639,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on ASML. BNP Paribas began coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 target price for the company. Susquehanna lowered their price target on ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on ASML from $1,207.00 to $1,148.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their price target on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $946.60.

ASML Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of ASML opened at $732.25 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization 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. ASML Holding has a one year low of $645.45 and a one year 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. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $714.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $788.08.

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.