ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Position Increased by Kestra Advisory Services LLC

Key Points

• Kestra Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. by 5.5% in Q1, bringing their total to 15,105 shares worth $10 million.
• ASML reported earnings per share of $4.55 for the last quarter, missing estimates of $5.94, but their revenue was up 23.2% year-on-year, totaling $8.94 billion.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, increasing from the previous dividend, representing an annualized yield of 1.0%.

Kestra Advisory Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 5.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,105 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 787 shares during the period. Kestra Advisory Services LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $10,009,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Putney Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 322.2% during the first quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the first quarter valued at $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the first quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the first quarter valued at $42,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock opened at $754.89 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $296.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.51, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $754.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $725.83. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $922.13. 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 (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued 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 currently 26.21%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target for the company. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. DZ Bank downgraded shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. New Street Research raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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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