ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) shares fell 1.4% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $977.42 and last traded at $987.81. 1,920,197 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 13% from the average session volume of 1,699,549 shares. The stock had previously closed at $1,002.30.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts have recently weighed in on ASML shares. Hsbc Global Res upgraded ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Arete Research raised shares of ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Mizuho upgraded shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $938.80.
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ASML Price Performance
The firm has a market capitalization of $388.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.87. 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's 50 day moving average is $818.08 and its 200-day moving average is $757.31.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.
ASML Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a dividend of $1.856 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's payout ratio is 26.21%.
Institutional Trading of ASML
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 4.3% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 317 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $254,000 after buying an additional 13 shares in the last quarter. Rossmore Private Capital grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 0.3% in the first quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 4,347 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,880,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Baring Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.8% in the second quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 510 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $409,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 2.6% in the first quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 602 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the period. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 15.2% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
About ASML
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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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