Armstrong Fleming & Moore Inc purchased a new position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 394 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $316,000.
Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Putney Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 322.2% during the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Maseco LLP bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. PARK CIRCLE Co grew its stake in ASML by 80.0% during the second quarter. PARK CIRCLE Co now owns 45 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth about $33,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Mizuho upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. UBS Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. New Street Research reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on ASML from $957.00 to $1,175.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Arete Research raised ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $938.80.
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ASML Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $987.81 on Thursday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,059.00. The company has a market cap of $388.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The stock's 50-day moving average is $823.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $758.90.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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). ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.
ASML Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.21%.
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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.
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