ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• ASML Holding N.V. has received a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from 17 analysts, with four rated as hold, twelve as buy, and one as strong buy.
• The company's shares recently opened at $1,030.17, with a 12-month target price among brokerages set at $923.80.
• ASML reported a net margin of 26.95% for its latest quarter, with revenues of $8.94 billion, exceeding analysts' expectations.

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) has been given a consensus recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the seventeen analysts that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, twelve have issued a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $923.80.

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday. Arete Research upgraded shares of ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday. Finally, DZ Bank restated a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, September 25th.

ASML Trading Up 2.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $1,030.17 on Friday. ASML has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $1,040.23. The company's 50 day moving average is $799.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $750.97. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company has a market cap of $405.29 billion, a PE ratio of 43.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.87.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.01 earnings per share. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts predict that ASML will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This is a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.21%.

Institutional Trading of ASML

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Putney Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 322.2% during the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 153.8% during the 2nd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 33 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in ASML during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Binnacle Investments Inc boosted its stake in ASML by 78.9% during the 2nd quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 34 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period. Finally, Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in ASML during the 2nd quarter worth $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

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.

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