ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Sold by Richardson Financial Services Inc.

Key Points

• Richardson Financial Services Inc. has reduced its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 77.5%, leaving the firm with only 180 shares valued at $142,000.
• ASML recently increased its quarterly dividend from $1.64 to $1.856 per share, representing an annualized yield of 0.8% with a payout ratio of 26.21%.
• The company's quarterly earnings report showed an EPS of $4.55, which was below the consensus estimate of $5.94, despite revenue exceeding expectations at $8.94 billion.

Richardson Financial Services Inc. cut its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 77.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 180 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 621 shares during the quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $142,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of ASML by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $631,079,000 after purchasing an additional 199,740 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in ASML by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 905,708 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $600,175,000 after acquiring an additional 7,164 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in ASML by 101.0% during the 1st 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. Fayez Sarofim & Co lifted its position in ASML by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 710,668 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $470,910,000 after acquiring an additional 18,516 shares during the period. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. lifted its position in ASML by 61.0% during the 1st 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.

ASML Stock Down 4.5%

ASML opened at $936.19 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $834.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $762.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $368.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.87. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,059.00.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period 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. On average, equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share 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 dividend of $1.856 per share. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on ASML shares. Morningstar cut ASML to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Mizuho raised ASML from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Friday. Finally, DZ Bank reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $1,001.60.

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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