ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Sold by Soros Capital Management LLC

Key Points

• Soros Capital Management LLC significantly reduced its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 71.8%, selling 15,163 shares and holding only 5,942 shares, making it the firm's 25th largest position.
• Various analysts have issued mixed ratings on ASML with an average rating of "Moderate Buy", and Wells Fargo set a new price target of $890.00 for the stock.
• ASML announced a quarterly dividend increase to $1.856 per share, boosting its annualized dividend yield to 1.0%.

Soros Capital Management LLC cut its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 71.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 5,942 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 15,163 shares during the period. ASML makes up 1.0% of Soros Capital Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 25th largest position. Soros Capital Management LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $3,937,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 322.2% in the first quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in ASML during the first quarter worth about $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new stake in ASML during the first quarter worth about $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in ASML during the first quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new stake in ASML during the first quarter worth about $42,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group lowered ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. New Street Research raised ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. DZ Bank lowered ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $754.89 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $296.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.76. The business's 50 day moving average is $754.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $725.83. 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 $922.13.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The business had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The business's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal 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 given a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.21%.

About ASML

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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