Brooklyn Investment Group Has $1.11 Million Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Brooklyn Investment Group significantly increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 411.3% during the first quarter, bringing its total investment to approximately $1.11 million.
• ASML's recent quarterly earnings reported $4.55 EPS, missing expectations, but revenue hit $8.94 billion, exceeding analyst estimates.
• The company has announced a dividend increase to $1.856 per share, representing a 1.0% yield and reflecting a 26.21% dividend payout ratio.

Brooklyn Investment Group increased its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 411.3% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,677 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 1,349 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group's holdings in ASML were worth $1,111,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $266,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.7% during the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,571,000 after buying an additional 947 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,478 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,304,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Lyell Wealth Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. Lyell Wealth Management LP now owns 19,483 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $12,910,000 after buying an additional 459 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,418 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $22,806,000 after buying an additional 763 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML stock traded up $6.6040 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $750.2140. 1,190,518 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,736,474. The company has a market cap of $295.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.76. 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 firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $756.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $725.68. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $945.05.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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 firm had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. ASML's dividend payout ratio is 26.17%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have weighed in on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Erste Group Bank reissued a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML 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.