Annex Advisory Services LLC Purchases 6,669 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Annex Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 12.8%, now owning 58,823 shares worth approximately $47.14 million.
• ASML reported a quarterly earnings miss with EPS of $4.55 against expectations of $5.94, but saw a 23.2% year-over-year revenue increase to $8.94 billion.
• The company recently announced a dividend increase to $1.856 per share, marking a growth from the previous dividend of $1.64.

Annex Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 12.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 58,823 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 6,669 shares during the period. ASML makes up about 1.1% of Annex Advisory Services LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. Annex Advisory Services LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $47,140,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 1,398,805 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the first quarter valued at approximately $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 367,505 shares during the period. Amundi increased its position in shares of ASML by 91.6% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 642,498 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $403,215,000 after purchasing an additional 307,214 shares during the period. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. increased its position in shares of ASML by 61.0% during the first quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $469,183,000 after purchasing an additional 268,172 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock traded up $2.79 on Tuesday, reaching $960.59. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,279,099 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,713,214. 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 $377.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.08, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.80. The business's fifty day moving average price is $762.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $736.58. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $977.48.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.ASML's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on ASML. Jefferies Financial Group cut ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Erste Group Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Morningstar lowered ASML to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Barclays reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price 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.