ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Bought by Amundi

Key Points

• Amundi has significantly increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 91.6%, owning a total of 642,498 shares valued at approximately $403 million as of its latest SEC filing.
• ASML reported $4.55 EPS for its recent quarter, falling short of analysts' expectations, but achieved a revenue of $8.94 billion, which is a 23.2% increase compared to the same quarter last year.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, representing an annualized dividend yield of 1.0%, which is an increase from the previous dividend of $1.64.

Amundi grew its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 91.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 642,498 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 307,214 shares during the quarter. Amundi owned 0.16% of ASML worth $403,215,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 70,115.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,282,120,000 after buying an additional 1,398,805 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of ASML by 26.5% during 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. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of ASML by 0.8% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 905,708 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $600,175,000 after acquiring an additional 7,164 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of ASML by 101.0% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $484,562,000 after acquiring an additional 367,505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fayez Sarofim & Co raised its stake in shares of ASML by 2.7% during the first quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 710,668 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $470,910,000 after acquiring an additional 18,516 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Up 3.8%

Shares of NASDAQ ASML traded up $28.27 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $781.70. 1,885,291 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,233,055. 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 stock's 50 day simple moving average is $749.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $726.23. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $873.65. The company has a market cap of $307.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.63, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.80.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. ASML's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.17%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target for the company. DZ Bank downgraded shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. New Street Research raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average 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.