ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Bought by Eventide Asset Management LLC

Key Points

• Eventide Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. by 10% during the first quarter, resulting in ownership of 70,550 shares valued at approximately $46.76 million.
• ASML's recent analyst ratings show a mixed outlook, with one "Strong Buy," six "Buy," and six "Hold" ratings, and an average target price of $923.80.
• The company recently declared an increased quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, up from the previous dividend of $1.64, reflecting a commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Eventide Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 10.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 70,550 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 6,422 shares during the period. Eventide Asset Management LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $46,755,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. 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 worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth about $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. DZ Bank cut shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price for the company. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, New Street Research upgraded shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML opened at $736.82 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $289.88 billion, a PE ratio of 30.75, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.80. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $750.29 and its 200 day moving average price is $726.09. 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 Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $873.65.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued 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). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The business had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.01 EPS. ASML's revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts expect 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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a $1.856 dividend. This is a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's payout ratio is 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.

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