20,500 Shares in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Bought by Strs Ohio

Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 20,500 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $13,584,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jacobi Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 10.5% in the 1st quarter. Jacobi Capital Management LLC now owns 1,890 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,253,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 19.5% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 841 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $558,000 after purchasing an additional 137 shares in the last quarter. Chelsea Counsel Co. boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 60.0% in the 1st quarter. Chelsea Counsel Co. now owns 800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $530,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 97.6% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 153,939 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $101,978,000 after purchasing an additional 76,023 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 27.2% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,978 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,311,000 after purchasing an additional 423 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on ASML shares. Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. UBS Group upgraded shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Erste Group Bank reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, New Street Research upgraded shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $813.87 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $749.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $728.45. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $873.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43. The stock has a market cap of $320.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.97, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.80.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a $1.856 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.17%.

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.

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