Annex Advisory Services LLC Purchases Shares of 25,172 ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Annex Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 25,172 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $17,447,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the second quarter worth about $554,000. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 2.9% in the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 2,520 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,577,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 11.2% in the second quarter. King Luther Capital Management Corp now owns 1,053 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,077,000 after acquiring an additional 106 shares in the last quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 17.0% in the second quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,632 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,668,000 after acquiring an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake 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 in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently commented on ASML shares. Susquehanna cut their price target on 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. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. BNP Paribas began coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. Berenberg Bank upgraded ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on 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, nine have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $955.50.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock traded up $6.05 on Monday, reaching $756.33. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,932,491 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,230,726. ASML Holding has a 52 week low of $645.45 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09. The company has a market capitalization of $297.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.47. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $706.71 and a two-hundred day moving average of $795.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.84.

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.