ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) Shares Acquired by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its stake in ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) by 43.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,136 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,856 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $4,253,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in ASML by 30.4% in the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 35,654 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $24,711,000 after purchasing an additional 8,313 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in ASML by 39.0% in the fourth quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 649 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $450,000 after purchasing an additional 182 shares during the period. Walter Public Investments Inc. lifted its holdings in ASML by 78.8% in the fourth quarter. Walter Public Investments Inc. now owns 29,323 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $20,323,000 after purchasing an additional 12,926 shares during the period. Heritage Investors Management Corp lifted its holdings in ASML by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Heritage Investors Management Corp now owns 1,233 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $855,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the period. Finally, Whipplewood Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the fourth quarter worth about $119,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of several research reports. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. BNP Paribas initiated coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein dropped their price target on shares of ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $937.00.

ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $708.71 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $733.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $754.88. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market cap of $278.82 billion, a PE ratio of 34.07, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.47. ASML Holding has a 1 year low of $645.45 and a 1 year high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 29th. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37). ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. On average, analysts predict that ASML Holding will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, February 19th. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 11th were paid a $1.5855 dividend. This is a boost from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, February 11th. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 31.35%.

ASML Profile

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.