Asio Capital LLC Raises Stock Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Asio Capital LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 7.5% during Q2, owning 7,037 shares valued at approximately $5.64 million after acquiring additional shares.
• ASML recently declared a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, an increase from its previous dividend of $1.64, marking an annualized yield of 0.8%.
• ASML reported earnings of $4.55 per share for the last quarter, missing analyst expectations, but its revenue grew by 23.2% year-over-year, amounting to $8.94 billion.

Asio Capital LLC grew its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 7.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,037 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 490 shares during the period. Asio Capital LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $5,639,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ASML. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of ASML by 101.0% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $484,562,000 after acquiring an additional 367,505 shares during the period. Amundi raised its stake in shares of ASML by 91.6% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 642,498 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $403,215,000 after acquiring an additional 307,214 shares during the period. First Manhattan CO. LLC. raised its stake in shares of ASML by 61.0% in the 1st quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $469,183,000 after acquiring an additional 268,172 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of ASML by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $631,079,000 after acquiring an additional 199,740 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Trading Up 1.2%

NASDAQ ASML opened at $962.61 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $977.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $378.71 billion, a PE ratio of 40.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.80. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $782.64 and a two-hundred day moving average of $745.59.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.01 EPS. The company's 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, research analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is a boost 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 0.8%. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.21%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Arete Research upgraded shares of ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. New Street Research upgraded shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Morningstar cut shares of ASML to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

About ASML

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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