Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Purchases 1,359 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. by 3.9% in Q2, now owning 35,777 shares valued at $28.4 million.
• ASML's quarterly earnings report showed $4.55 EPS, missing analyst estimates by $1.39, despite a 23.2% increase in revenue year-over-year.
• The company raised its quarterly dividend from $1.64 to $1.856 per share, reflecting a 0.8% yield and a payout ratio of 26.21%.

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,777 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,359 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $28,425,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 97.6% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 153,939 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $101,978,000 after acquiring an additional 76,023 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC raised its stake in ASML by 12.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $266,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in ASML by 12.7% during the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,571,000 after purchasing an additional 947 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 5.0% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,928 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $7,241,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 1.6% in the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,478 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,304,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of ASML stock traded up $24.71 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $956.86. 1,392,273 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,712,817. The company has a market cap of $376.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.80. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $964.54. 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 (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted 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 company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. ASML's quarterly revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. UBS Group raised ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Arete Research raised shares of ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $923.80.

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.