Boston Family Office LLC Raises Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Boston Family Office LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 6.7%, acquiring 467 additional shares, bringing its total holdings to 7,439 shares valued at approximately $4.93 million.
• ASML announced a quarterly dividend of $1.856, marking an increase from its previous dividend, with a current dividend yield of 1.0% and a payout ratio of 26.21%.
• Shares of ASML are currently priced at $742.16, with analysts issuing a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a target price of $923.80.

Boston Family Office LLC lifted its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 6.7% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,439 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 467 shares during the quarter. Boston Family Office LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $4,929,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Putney Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 322.2% during the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML during the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. purchased a new position in ASML during the first quarter valued at $42,000. Finally, Olde Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in ASML during the 1st quarter valued at about $42,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently commented on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective for the company. DZ Bank downgraded shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Erste Group Bank reissued a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. New Street Research raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Barclays reiterated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML stock traded down $3.94 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $743.61. The company had a trading volume of 1,118,091 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,739,013. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The stock's 50 day moving average price is $757.43 and its 200-day moving average price is $725.55. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $945.05. The company has a market capitalization of $292.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.04, a P/E/G ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.76.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The company had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $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. Equities research analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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