ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Purchased by Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 31.4% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 46,847 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 11,193 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $31,042,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Stiles Financial Services Inc grew its holdings in ASML by 12.8% in the first quarter. Stiles Financial Services Inc now owns 5,628 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,737,000 after purchasing an additional 640 shares during the period. Pursue Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $331,000. TrueMark Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter valued at $1,948,000. Hudson Value Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 10.0% during the 1st quarter. Hudson Value Partners LLC now owns 5,623 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,726,000 after buying an additional 511 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of ASML by 7.7% in the 1st quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 19,601 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $12,988,000 after buying an additional 1,394 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Stock Up 3.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded up $23.19 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $779.72. 1,297,519 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,690,594. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $720.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $717.04. The firm has a market cap of $306.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.86, a PEG ratio of 1.47 and a beta of 1.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.52. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $6.12 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. ASML had a net margin of 28.32% and a return on equity of 51.82%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the subject of a number of research reports. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Susquehanna decreased their target price on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective for the company. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $913.80.

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.