ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Bought by Biondo Investment Advisors LLC

Key Points

• Biondo Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. by 97.6% during the first quarter, bringing its total to 13,031 shares valued at approximately $8.6 million.
• ASML reported earnings per share (EPS) of $4.55 for the quarter, missing estimates of $5.94, although revenue increased by 23.2% year-over-year to $8.94 billion.
• The company announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $1.856, yielding around 1.0%, up from the previous dividend of $1.64.

Biondo Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 97.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 13,031 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 6,437 shares during the period. Biondo Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $8,635,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in ASML by 52.5% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 45,596 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $30,214,000 after purchasing an additional 15,692 shares during the last quarter. Haverford Trust Co lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 15.1% during the 1st quarter. Haverford Trust Co now owns 34,209 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $22,668,000 after buying an additional 4,497 shares during the period. Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC boosted its position in ASML by 4.2% in the first quarter. Douglass Winthrop Advisors LLC now owns 14,114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $9,352,000 after purchasing an additional 563 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 5.5% in the first quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC now owns 15,105 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $10,009,000 after buying an additional 787 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 219.3% during the 1st quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 3,404 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,256,000 after acquiring an additional 2,338 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on ASML shares. DZ Bank downgraded ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. New Street Research upgraded shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Erste Group Bank restated a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock traded up $19.49 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $754.89. The company had a trading volume of 1,453,889 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,529,900. The stock has a market cap of $296.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.51, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.76. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 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. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $754.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $725.83.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly 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). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.01 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts predict 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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a $1.856 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This is a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.