Clough Capital Partners L P Invests $1.43 Million in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Clough Capital Partners L P acquired 2,158 shares of ASML Holding N.V., valued at approximately $1,430,000, during the first quarter of the year.
• ASML reported earnings of $4.55 per share for the most recent quarter, missing analysts' expectations, although revenue increased by 23.2% year-over-year.
• The company declared an increased quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, resulting in an annualized dividend of $7.42 and a yield of 1.0%.

Clough Capital Partners L P purchased a new stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 2,158 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $1,430,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC grew its position in ASML by 322.2% during the first quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. bought a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $42,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ASML Trading Down 2.9%

ASML stock traded down $21.76 on Tuesday, reaching $720.86. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,151,108 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,706,166. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $753.61 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $726.01. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $892.73. The firm has a market cap of $283.60 billion, a PE ratio of 30.12, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The business's revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's payout ratio is 26.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ASML. New Street Research upgraded shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. DZ Bank cut shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Erste Group Bank restated a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Company 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.