1,242 Shares in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Acquired by Crew Capital Management Ltd.

Key Points

• Crew Capital Management Ltd. acquired 1,242 shares of ASML Holding N.V., valued at approximately $995,000, reflecting growing interest in the semiconductor company.
• Several hedge funds have made significant adjustments to their ASML holdings, with GAMMA Investing LLC notably increasing its stake by over 70,000%.
• ASML recently increased its quarterly dividend to $1.856, up from $1.64, indicating a commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Crew Capital Management Ltd. bought a new position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 1,242 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $995,000.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of ASML. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 70,115.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $9,282,120,000 after acquiring an additional 1,398,805 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of ASML by 101.0% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $484,562,000 after acquiring an additional 367,505 shares during the last quarter. Amundi raised its holdings in ASML by 91.6% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 642,498 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $403,215,000 after buying an additional 307,214 shares during the period. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. raised its holdings in ASML by 61.0% in the first quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $469,183,000 after buying an additional 268,172 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the topic of several research reports. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Morningstar lowered shares of ASML to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, Barclays restated a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock opened at $957.80 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $376.82 billion, a PE ratio of 39.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $762.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $736.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $964.54.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released 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). The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a $1.856 dividend. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

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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