Bank Hapoalim BM Raises Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Bank Hapoalim BM raised its position in ASML Holding N.V. by 17.7% in Q2, now holding 5,413 shares valued at approximately $4.34 million.
• ASML reported earnings per share of $4.55 for the latest quarter, missing estimates by $1.39, although revenue increased by 23.2% year-over-year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, reflecting a positive change from the previous dividend of $1.64 and carrying a yield of 0.7%.

Bank Hapoalim BM increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 17.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,413 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 815 shares during the quarter. Bank Hapoalim BM's holdings in ASML were worth $4,338,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its position in ASML by 97.6% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 153,939 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $101,978,000 after purchasing an additional 76,023 shares during the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML by 12.3% during the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $266,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Strategic Planning Group LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML by 12.5% during the second quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC now owns 6,552 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,251,000 after buying an additional 730 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.7% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,571,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 5.0% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,928 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $7,241,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,032.22 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,040.23. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $806.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $753.05. The company has a market capitalization of $406.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.87. 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 announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The business had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.01 EPS. ASML's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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 firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a dividend of $1.856 per share. 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 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's payout ratio is 26.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have issued reports on ASML shares. Mizuho raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday. New Street Research upgraded shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised shares of ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $923.80.

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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