ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Bought by Aviso Financial Inc.

Key Points

• Aviso Financial Inc. increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 16.5%, acquiring an additional 661 shares worth approximately $3.1 million during the 1st quarter.
• ASML recently reported earnings of $4.55 per share, missing analyst estimates, but showed a 23.2% increase in revenue compared to the same quarter last year.
• The company declared a recent quarterly dividend, increasing it to $1.856 per share, with a 1.0% annualized dividend yield.

Aviso Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 16.5% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,670 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 661 shares during the period. Aviso Financial Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $3,094,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Putney Financial Group LLC raised its stake in ASML by 322.2% in the first 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 position in ASML in the first 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. bought a new position in ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $42,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. DZ Bank downgraded shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective for the company. New Street Research raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Barclays reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML traded up $5.88 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $749.49. 1,366,844 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,738,349. The stock has a market capitalization of $294.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $945.05. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $756.61 and a 200-day moving average price of $725.68.

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 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 analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. ASML's quarterly revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's payout ratio 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.