ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Purchased by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 136.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 14,498 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 8,362 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $9,607,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Edgewood Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 43.1% in the fourth quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 3,186,667 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,208,615,000 after buying an additional 959,696 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in ASML by 70,115.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,282,120,000 after acquiring an additional 1,398,805 shares during the period. Clearbridge Investments LLC increased its position in ASML by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,252,849 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $868,324,000 after acquiring an additional 33,603 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC lifted its position in ASML by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 962,578 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $667,155,000 after acquiring an additional 13,115 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in ASML by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 898,544 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $622,769,000 after acquiring an additional 46,028 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock traded up $1.88 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $815.24. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,385,959 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,697,064. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.52. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $729.15 and its 200 day simple moving average is $718.87. The firm has a market capitalization of $320.73 billion, a PE ratio of 34.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.74.

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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