338 Shares in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Bought by CRA Financial Services LLC

Key Points

• CRA Financial Services LLC has acquired 338 shares of ASML Holding N.V., valued at approximately $271,000, marking a new position in the semiconductor company.
• Analyst ratings for ASML have generally improved, with New Street Research raising it to a "buy" rating and Wells Fargo increasing the price objective to $890.00, reflecting growing investor confidence.
• ASML recently announced a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, which is an increase from the previous dividend and represents a yield of 0.8%.

CRA Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 338 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $271,000.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. New Street Research raised ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML opened at $957.80 on Tuesday. 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 one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $964.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $376.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.97, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.80. The business has a fifty day moving average of $762.69 and a 200 day moving average of $736.58.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a dividend of $1.856 per share. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.21%.

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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