Ancora Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Ancora Advisors LLC increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. by 4.6% during the first quarter, acquiring an additional 429 shares to reach a total of 9,766 shares valued at approximately $6.47 million.
• ASML reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $4.55, falling short of estimates, while its revenue rose by 23.2% year-over-year to $8.94 billion.
• The company recently announced a $1.856 quarterly dividend, reflecting an increase from its previous dividend, with a current yield of 1.0%.

Ancora Advisors LLC grew its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 4.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 9,766 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 429 shares during the period. Ancora Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $6,471,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 12.3% during the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $266,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in ASML by 12.7% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,571,000 after buying an additional 947 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 1.6% during the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,478 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,304,000 after buying an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Lyell Wealth Management LP boosted its holdings in ASML by 2.4% during the first quarter. Lyell Wealth Management LP now owns 19,483 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $12,910,000 after buying an additional 459 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 2.3% during the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,418 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $22,806,000 after buying an additional 763 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded up $28.27 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $781.70. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,885,291 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,233,055. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $749.11 and its 200 day simple moving average is $726.36. 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 company has a market cap of $307.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.80. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $873.65.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). The business 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 period 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 forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm 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. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's payout ratio is 26.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Erste Group Bank reissued a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. DZ Bank downgraded shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. New Street Research raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus 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.