Bank of Hawaii Invests $282,000 in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Bank of Hawaii has invested $282,000 in ASML Holding N.V. by acquiring 425 shares in the first quarter, according to a recent SEC filing.
• ASML reported earnings of $4.55 per share for the last quarter, missing the expected $5.94, but achieved revenues of $8.94 billion, exceeding estimates.
• The company recently announced an increased quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, raising its annualized dividend to $7.42 with a yield of 1.0%.

Bank of Hawaii acquired a new position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 425 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $282,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Putney Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 322.2% in the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth $42,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. Erste Group Bank reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. New Street Research raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note 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. Barclays reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Down 0.1%

Shares of ASML stock opened at $754.46 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $754.36 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $726.01. The company has a market cap of $296.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.49, a PEG ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.76. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $914.53.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's payout ratio is currently 26.17%.

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.

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