Alliancebernstein L.P. Decreases Stake in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Alliancebernstein L.P. has reduced its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 0.5%, selling 3,123 shares, and now holds approximately 663,727 shares valued at $439.8 million.
• Analysts have mixed opinions on ASML, with Wells Fargo raising the price target to $890 while others have downgraded their ratings, resulting in a current average rating of "Moderate Buy" and target price of $923.80.
• ASML recently increased its quarterly dividend to $1.856 per share, representing a yield of 1.0%, with a stated dividend payout ratio of 26.21%.

Alliancebernstein L.P. reduced its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 0.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 663,727 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 3,123 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. owned 0.17% of ASML worth $439,805,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC grew 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 in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 199,740 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in ASML by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 905,708 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $600,175,000 after acquiring an additional 7,164 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 367,505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fayez Sarofim & Co grew its stake in ASML by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 710,668 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $470,910,000 after acquiring an additional 18,516 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ASML Stock Up 3.8%

NASDAQ:ASML traded up $28.27 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $781.70. 1,885,291 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,233,055. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $873.65. The business has a 50-day moving average of $749.11 and a two-hundred day moving average of $726.23. 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 capitalization of $307.54 billion, a PE ratio of 32.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.80.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.01 EPS. The company's revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This is a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. ASML's dividend payout ratio is currently 26.17%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on ASML. Erste Group Bank restated a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. UBS Group raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target for the company. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

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.