Aristides Capital LLC Buys 3,233 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Aristides Capital LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 134.7%, now owning 5,633 shares valued at approximately $3.73 million, making up 1.1% of its portfolio.
• ASML's recent earnings report revealed a miss on EPS estimates, reporting $4.55 against an expected $5.94, although revenue grew 23.2% year-over-year to $8.94 billion.
• The company has recently raised its quarterly dividend to $1.856, reflecting a boost from its prior dividend and yielding 1.0% annually.

Aristides Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 134.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,633 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 3,233 shares during the quarter. ASML makes up approximately 1.1% of Aristides Capital LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Aristides Capital LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $3,733,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new position in ASML during the 4th quarter worth about $270,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 25.4% during the 4th quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 2,924 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,027,000 after buying an additional 592 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 11.0% during the 4th quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 1,183 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $820,000 after buying an additional 117 shares during the period. Capital Analysts LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 10.8% during the 4th quarter. Capital Analysts LLC now owns 1,058 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $733,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the period. Finally, Coldstream Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in ASML by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,468 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,711,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of several recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price on the stock. Erste Group Bank reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, DZ Bank downgraded ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Stock Up 0.9%

ASML stock traded up $6.80 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $770.00. The stock had a trading volume of 1,139,593 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,382,122. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $914.53. The company has a market capitalization of $302.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.14, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $754.59 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $726.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.01 earnings per share. The business's quarterly 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. As a group, equities analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS 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 $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. 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. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

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.