Thomasville National Bank Acquires 13,251 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Thomasville National Bank increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. by 47.5% in Q2, acquiring a total of 41,121 shares valued at approximately $32.95 million.
• ASML's quarterly earnings report indicated a miss in EPS expectations with earnings of $4.55, while revenue exceeded estimates at $8.94 billion, reflecting a 23.2% year-over-year increase.
• The company has recently declared a boosted quarterly dividend of $1.856, up from the previous $1.64, resulting in an annualized yield of 0.8%.

Thomasville National Bank raised its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 47.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,121 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 13,251 shares during the period. ASML comprises 2.2% of Thomasville National Bank's holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Thomasville National Bank's holdings in ASML were worth $32,954,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 70,115.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,282,120,000 after purchasing an additional 1,398,805 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the first quarter valued at about $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 101.0% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $484,562,000 after acquiring an additional 367,505 shares during the period. Amundi lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 91.6% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 642,498 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $403,215,000 after acquiring an additional 307,214 shares during the period. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 61.0% in the first quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $469,183,000 after acquiring an additional 268,172 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on ASML. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. New Street Research upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Arete Research upgraded ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Trading Up 2.8%

ASML traded up $25.65 on Monday, hitting $957.80. 1,796,792 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,715,019. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $759.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $735.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $964.54. The stock has a market capitalization of $376.82 billion, a PE ratio of 39.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.80.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.01 EPS. The company's quarterly revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.17%.

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.