ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Purchased by Empowered Funds LLC

Key Points

• Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 5.0%, owning 10,928 shares valued at approximately $7.24 million as of the end of the first quarter.
• ASML reported a 25% increase in quarterly revenue year-over-year, totaling $8.94 billion, but missed EPS estimates with earnings of $4.55 per share.
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, indicating a positive change from prior dividends and an annualized yield of 0.9%.

Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 5.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 10,928 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $7,241,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its stake in ASML by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 24,491 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $16,974,000 after acquiring an additional 614 shares in the last quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC increased its stake in ASML by 14.0% during the fourth quarter. NorthRock Partners LLC now owns 627 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $435,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the period. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of ASML by 3,694.5% during the fourth quarter. Nan Shan Life Insurance Co. Ltd. now owns 72,892 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $50,520,000 after purchasing an additional 70,971 shares in the last quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 11.9% in the fourth quarter. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV now owns 22,820 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $16,284,000 after purchasing an additional 2,430 shares during the period. Finally, Malaga Cove Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 6.7% in the fourth quarter. Malaga Cove Capital LLC now owns 2,364 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,638,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $793.14 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $312.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $749.18 and a 200-day simple moving average of $727.53. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 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 $873.65.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 business had revenue of $8.94 billion during 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%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. This is a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is currently 26.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the topic of a number of research reports. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. UBS Group raised ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Erste Group Bank reissued a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, DZ Bank lowered ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. 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.

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