ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Position Decreased by Perpetual Ltd

Key Points

• Perpetual Ltd reduced its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 28.5% during the 2nd quarter, now holding 794 shares valued at $636,000.
• ASML recently reported $4.55 EPS for its latest quarter, missing estimates by $1.39, while revenue increased by 23.2% year-over-year.
• The company increased its quarterly dividend to $1.856, marking a boost from the previous dividend of $1.64, resulting in a 0.8% dividend yield.

Perpetual Ltd decreased its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 28.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 794 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 317 shares during the period. Perpetual Ltd's holdings in ASML were worth $636,000 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. Putney Financial Group LLC increased its position in ASML by 322.2% during the first quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have recently issued reports on ASML. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Arete Research upgraded shares of ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. UBS Group upgraded shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock traded up $25.65 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $957.80. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,883,223 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,494,393. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $759.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $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 one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $964.54. The stock has a market cap of $376.82 billion, a P/E 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 analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a $1.856 dividend. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. ASML's dividend payout ratio is 26.21%.

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.