Vantage Investment Partners LLC Grows Stock Holdings in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML)

Vantage Investment Partners LLC boosted its position in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 53.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 53,290 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,523 shares during the period. ASML comprises 3.2% of Vantage Investment Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Vantage Investment Partners LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $36,934,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Fairway Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in ASML in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in ASML during the third quarter valued at about $28,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 46.9% in the 3rd quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 47 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period. Albion Financial Group UT grew its stake in ASML by 133.3% during the fourth quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 56 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 32 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sugar Maple Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter worth about $42,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on ASML. BNP Paribas assumed 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective 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. Berenberg Bank upgraded ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price objective on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, November 29th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $946.60.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $690.15 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $271.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.13, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. ASML Holding has a twelve month low of $645.45 and a twelve month high of $1,110.09. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $714.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $783.98.

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.