ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Sold by Rafferty Asset Management LLC

Key Points

• Rafferty Asset Management LLC reduced its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 18.8%, now holding 312,239 shares valued at approximately $206.9 million.
• During the first quarter, institutional investment in ASML increased significantly, with GAMMA Investing LLC boosting its shares by 70,115.5%, reaching over $9.28 billion in value.
• ASML's recent earnings report showed an EPS of $4.55, falling short of expectations, while revenue grew by 23.2% year-over-year to $8.94 billion.

Rafferty Asset Management LLC lessened its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 18.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 312,239 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 72,306 shares during the quarter. ASML accounts for about 0.9% of Rafferty Asset Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Rafferty Asset Management LLC owned approximately 0.08% of ASML worth $206,899,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC boosted its stake 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 buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in ASML during the first quarter worth about $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new position in ASML during the first quarter worth about $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in ASML during the first quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. purchased a new position in ASML during the first quarter worth about $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have weighed in on ASML. Erste Group Bank reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, New Street Research raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Stock Up 0.9%

NASDAQ:ASML traded up $6.80 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $770.00. The stock had a trading volume of 1,139,593 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,382,122. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $754.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $726.57. The company has a market capitalization of $302.93 billion, a PE ratio of 32.14, a PEG ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.76. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $914.53. 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 (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results 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). The firm 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 revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. 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 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.