Ascent Group LLC Buys 401 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Ascent Group LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. ( NASDAQ:ASML ) by 20.1% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,397 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 401 shares during the quarter. Ascent Group LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $4,770,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 5.2% during the 1st quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 2,511 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,664,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 141.1% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,871 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,553,000 after purchasing an additional 4,021 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 153.1% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 17,210 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $11,404,000 after purchasing an additional 10,411 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 1.3% during the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $936,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 5.2% during the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,383 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $9,122,000 after buying an additional 559 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ASML has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on ASML from $1,700.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Morningstar cut ASML to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price objective on shares of ASML from $2,268.00 to $2,345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,970.33.

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,844.45 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The company has a market capitalization of $725.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.79. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $1,781.65 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,567.15. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $716.20 and a 12-month high of $1,999.96.