Bayforest Capital Ltd Increases Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Bayforest Capital Ltd significantly increased its shareholding in ASML Holding N.V. by 4,830.0% in the first quarter, acquiring a total of 493 shares valued at $327,000.
• ASML recently reported financial results showing earnings per share of $4.55, which fell short of analysts' expectations, despite a revenue increase of 23.2% year-over-year.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, marking an increase from the previous dividend and reflecting a payout ratio of 26.21%.

Bayforest Capital Ltd grew its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 4,830.0% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 493 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 483 shares during the quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd's holdings in ASML were worth $327,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Alaethes Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. Alaethes Wealth LLC now owns 3,915 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,594,000 after buying an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. SCS Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter valued at about $468,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 153.1% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 17,210 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $11,404,000 after buying an additional 10,411 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,928 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $7,241,000 after buying an additional 519 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northeast Financial Consultants Inc raised its position in shares of ASML by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Northeast Financial Consultants Inc now owns 5,919 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,922,000 after buying an additional 86 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $793.14 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $312.04 billion, a PE ratio of 33.10, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.80. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $749.18 and its 200-day simple moving average is $727.53. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $873.65. 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 issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 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 return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The business's revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current 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 given a dividend of $1.856 per share. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is 26.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. UBS Group raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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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