ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Purchased by GW Henssler & Associates Ltd.

Key Points

• GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 21.7% during the 1st quarter, holding 13,886 shares valued at approximately $9.2 million.
• ASML recently reported quarterly earnings of $4.55 per share, missing estimates, while the company's revenues increased by 23.2% year-over-year.
• The company raised its quarterly dividend to $1.856 per share, representing an annual yield of 1.0% and a payout ratio of 26.17%.

GW Henssler & Associates Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 21.7% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 13,886 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 2,477 shares during the period. GW Henssler & Associates Ltd.'s holdings in ASML were worth $9,202,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC increased its stake in ASML by 12.3% in the 1st quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $266,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its position in shares of ASML by 12.7% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,571,000 after buying an additional 947 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,478 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,304,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares in the last quarter. Lyell Wealth Management LP grew its stake in ASML by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Lyell Wealth Management LP now owns 19,483 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $12,910,000 after buying an additional 459 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in ASML by 2.3% in the first quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,418 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $22,806,000 after acquiring an additional 763 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock traded up $16.61 during trading on Thursday, hitting $753.43. 1,489,829 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,705,651. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $750.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $726.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $296.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.80. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $873.65.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The company had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.01 earnings per share. The company'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. 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 disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.17%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. New Street Research raised ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Erste Group Bank reissued a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. One investment 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 stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus 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.