ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Position Increased by Ballentine Partners LLC

Key Points

• Ballentine Partners LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 10.9%, owning a total of 4,588 shares worth approximately $3.68 million as of the last quarter.
• ASML reported $4.55 EPS for the recent quarter, missing analysts' expectations, but its revenue of $8.94 billion exceeded estimates, marking a year-over-year revenue increase of 23.2%.
• The company announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $1.856, representing an annualized dividend of $7.42 and a yield of 0.8%.

Ballentine Partners LLC raised its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 10.9% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 4,588 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 451 shares during the quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $3,677,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Putney Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 322.2% in 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. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in ASML during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in ASML in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new stake in ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $35,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of ASML stock opened at $963.51 on Wednesday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $977.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $379.06 billion, a PE ratio of 40.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.80. 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 company's fifty day moving average price is $765.50 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $738.16.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released 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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.ASML's revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a $1.856 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's dividend payout ratio is currently 26.21%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday. Barclays reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. UBS Group raised ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. DZ Bank downgraded ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Erste Group Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday. 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $923.80.

ASML 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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