ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Bought by Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc.

Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc. lifted its stake in shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 4.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 305 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the period. Steigerwald Gordon & Koch Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $211,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Fairway Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in ASML during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Resources Management Corp CT ADV acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 46.9% during the 3rd quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 47 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the period. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group acquired a new position in ASML in the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on ASML. Berenberg Bank upgraded ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reduced their price objective on shares of 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. lowered their target price on shares of 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. 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 note on Friday, October 11th. Finally, BNP Paribas began coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price objective for the company. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $955.50.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $756.33 on Friday. ASML Holding has a 52 week low of $645.45 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $706.71 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $799.04. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a market cap of $297.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.47.

About ASML

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.