ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Acquired by Equitable Trust Co.

Key Points

• Equitable Trust Co. has increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 51.0% during the second quarter, owning 15,520 shares valued at approximately $12.4 million.
• ASML reported an EPS of $4.55 for its latest quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94, but showed a year-over-year revenue growth of 23.2%.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $1.856, raising its annualized dividend yield to 0.8%, up from the previous $1.64.

Equitable Trust Co. raised its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 51.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 15,520 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 5,241 shares during the period. Equitable Trust Co.'s holdings in ASML were worth $12,438,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB increased its position in shares of ASML by 17.0% during the second quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 2,593 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,078,000 after purchasing an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC raised its position in ASML by 7.8% in the 2nd quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 4,321 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,463,000 after purchasing an additional 311 shares during the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its position in ASML by 31.2% in the 2nd quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,070 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,261,000 after purchasing an additional 969 shares during the last quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC raised its position in ASML by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Moran Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,875 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,708,000 after purchasing an additional 258 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jag Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in ASML in the second quarter valued at $11,040,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $984.66 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $387.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.10, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.87. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $1,059.00. The company's fifty day moving average is $839.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $765.15. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The company had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. The firm'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 fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a "market perform" rating and set a $935.00 price target on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday. Barclays restated an "overweight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $1,001.60.

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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