ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Stock Holdings Lifted by Salem Investment Counselors Inc.

Key Points

• Salem Investment Counselors Inc. increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 8.2% in Q2, owning 7,308 shares valued at approximately $5.86 million at the end of the reporting period.
• ASML's latest earnings report showed a miss in earnings per share at $4.55 compared to analyst estimates of $5.94, despite a revenue increase of 23.2% year-over-year.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, which marks an increase from the previous dividend, reflecting a dividend yield of 0.9%.

Salem Investment Counselors Inc. increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 8.2% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,308 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 556 shares during the quarter. Salem Investment Counselors Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $5,857,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC increased its stake in 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 buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new position in ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. purchased a new stake in ASML during the first quarter worth $42,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. New Street Research upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. UBS Group raised ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target on the stock. 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML Price Performance

ASML traded up $9.71 on Friday, hitting $813.87. 1,018,951 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,209,897. 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's fifty day moving average is $749.77 and its 200 day moving average is $728.45. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $873.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $320.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.80.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.01 EPS. 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 firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a $1.856 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.21%.

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.