ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Position Raised by GW Henssler & Associates Ltd.

Key Points

• GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 6.4%, owning 14,769 shares valued at approximately $11.8 million.
• Several analysts have recently upgraded ASML's stock ratings, with Morgan Stanley shifting from "equal weight" to "overweight" and setting a new price target of $1,150.00.
• ASML declared a quarterly dividend of $1.856, increasing from the previous $1.64, representing an annual yield of 0.8%.

GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 6.4% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,769 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 883 shares during the quarter. GW Henssler & Associates Ltd.'s holdings in ASML were worth $11,836,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Maseco LLP bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the second quarter valued at about $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the first quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 147.1% during the second quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on ASML. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Susquehanna boosted their price target on shares of ASML from $965.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research report on Friday. Morningstar cut shares of ASML to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $1,001.60.

ASML Trading Down 4.5%

Shares of ASML opened at $936.19 on Friday. The business's 50-day moving average price is $834.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $762.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $368.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.87. 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 current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

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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