274 Shares in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Purchased by MFA Wealth Services

Key Points

• MFA Wealth Services has acquired a new position in ASML Holding N.V., purchasing 274 shares valued at approximately $219,000. This acquisition highlights growing institutional interest in the semiconductor company.
• Analysts have recently upgraded their ratings for ASML, with Morgan Stanley moving from "equal weight" to "overweight", and an increased target price from $957.00 to $1,175.00 by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• ASML has also increased its quarterly dividend to $1.856, reflecting a positive change from the previous $1.64 and signaling financial strength in the company.

MFA Wealth Services purchased a new position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 274 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $219,000.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in ASML in the first quarter valued at about $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in ASML by 101.0% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $484,562,000 after buying an additional 367,505 shares during the last quarter. Amundi increased 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 last quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. increased 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 last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in ASML by 26.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $631,079,000 after buying an additional 199,740 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Morgan Stanley raised ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. New Street Research reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Hsbc Global Res raised ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on ASML from $957.00 to $1,175.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $938.80.

ASML Stock Down 1.4%

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $987.81 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $388.62 billion, a PE ratio of 41.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.87. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $823.41 and a 200-day moving average of $758.90. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $1,059.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $4.01 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter 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 predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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