ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Bought by Martin Capital Partners LLC

Key Points

• Martin Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 232.6% during the second quarter, owning a total of 8,651 shares valued at approximately $6.93 million.
• ASML reported $4.55 EPS for the last quarter, missing expectations by $1.39, despite revenue increasing 23.2% year-over-year.
• The company announced an increase in its quarterly dividend, now at $1.856, which translates to an annual yield of 0.9%.

Martin Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 232.6% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,651 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 6,050 shares during the period. ASML makes up approximately 2.7% of Martin Capital Partners LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Martin Capital Partners LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $6,933,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rossmore Private Capital lifted its position in shares of ASML by 0.3% during the first quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 4,347 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,880,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 15.2% during the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.6% during the first quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 631 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $418,000 after purchasing an additional 16 shares during the period. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in ASML by 3.2% in the first quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 516 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $342,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $813.87 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $320.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.97, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.80. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $873.65. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average of $749.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $728.66.

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 analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for 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%. ASML's revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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 0.9%. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.21%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts recently commented on ASML shares. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. DZ Bank lowered shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Erste Group Bank reissued a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target 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.

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