DRW Securities LLC Buys New Shares in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• DRW Securities LLC acquired 786 shares of ASML Holding N.V., valued at approximately $521,000, during the first quarter, marking a new investment in the semiconductor company.
• ASML's latest quarterly earnings report showed a 23.2% year-over-year revenue increase, although the company missed EPS estimates by ($1.39), reporting $4.55.
• The firm announced a quarterly dividend increase from $1.64 to $1.856, representing an annual yield of 1.0% with a payout ratio of 26.21%.

DRW Securities LLC bought a new position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 786 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $521,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in ASML by 70,115.5% in the 1st 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. bought a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter worth about $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 101.0% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $484,562,000 after purchasing an additional 367,505 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $631,079,000 after purchasing an additional 199,740 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 59.4% in the 4th quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 439,890 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $307,374,000 after purchasing an additional 163,945 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on ASML. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. New Street Research upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Erste Group Bank reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group cut ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, DZ Bank lowered ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML traded up $10.97 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $736.82. 1,327,620 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,708,369. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $289.88 billion, a PE ratio of 30.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.80. The company's 50-day moving average is $751.86 and its 200 day moving average is $726.01. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $873.65.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The firm 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 quarterly revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a $1.856 dividend. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.