Weatherly Asset Management L. P. Has $10.66 Million Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Weatherly Asset Management increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 6.3%, now holding 13,307 shares valued at approximately $10.66 million.
• The stock has seen significant interest from institutional investors, with notable increases from firms like GAMMA Investing LLC, which boosted its stake by over 70,000%.
• ASML recently declared a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, up from $1.64, reflecting a positive change in its dividend payout ratio of 26.21%.

Weatherly Asset Management L. P. raised its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 6.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,307 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 785 shares during the period. ASML makes up approximately 0.9% of Weatherly Asset Management L. P.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position. Weatherly Asset Management L. P.'s holdings in ASML were worth $10,664,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Rossmore Private Capital grew its holdings in ASML by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 4,347 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,880,000 after buying an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 2.6% in the first quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 602 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $399,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its position in ASML by 15.2% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in ASML by 1.3% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $936,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nilsine Partners LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 631 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $418,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ASML shares. New Street Research upgraded shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Erste Group Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday. Morningstar lowered ASML to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target for the company. Finally, Arete Research raised shares of ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML Price Performance

ASML traded up $25.65 on Monday, reaching $957.80. The stock had a trading volume of 1,747,562 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,715,019. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company has a market capitalization of $376.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.80. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $964.54. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $759.67 and a 200-day moving average of $735.00.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced 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 is a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.17%.

ASML Company 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.