Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc. Increases Stock Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc. increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 28.0% in the second quarter, owning 4,266 shares worth approximately $3.42 million.
• ASML reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing estimates, but its revenue of $8.94 billion exceeded expectations, indicating a year-over-year growth of 23.2%.
• The company has increased its quarterly dividend to $1.856, with an annualized yield of 0.9%.

Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc. grew its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 28.0% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,266 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 933 shares during the period. ASML comprises about 0.3% of Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $3,419,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Putney Financial Group LLC raised its position 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 worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $42,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $813.87 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $873.65. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market cap of $320.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $749.77 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $728.45.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.01 EPS. ASML's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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 year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a $1.856 dividend. This is a positive change 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 yield of 0.9%. ASML's payout ratio is currently 26.17%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the subject of several research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective for the company. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. DZ Bank cut shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average 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.

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