Credit Agricole S A Sells 1,112 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Credit Agricole S A reduced its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 44%, selling 1,112 shares, leaving it with a total of 1,416 shares valued at approximately $938,000.
• ASML reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $4.55, missing the analysts' consensus estimate of $5.94, while revenue was $8.94 billion, exceeding expectations.
• The company recently increased its quarterly dividend to $1.856 per share, representing an annual yield of 1.0% and a payout ratio of 26.21%.

Credit Agricole S A decreased its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 44.0% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,416 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 1,112 shares during the quarter. Credit Agricole S A's holdings in ASML were worth $938,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 38.9% during the 1st quarter. Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A. now owns 9,822 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $6,524,000 after purchasing an additional 2,752 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 26.1% in the first quarter. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 1,494 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $990,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares during the period. Triple Frond Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter valued at about $52,547,000. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in ASML during the first quarter worth about $3,789,000. Finally, RWA Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 3.9% during the first quarter. RWA Wealth Partners LLC now owns 30,598 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $20,275,000 after acquiring an additional 1,154 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on the company. Erste Group Bank reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. DZ Bank lowered ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price on the stock. One investment 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $754.89 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $296.99 billion, a PE ratio of 31.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.53 and a beta of 1.76. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $754.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $725.83. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $922.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.01 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue 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. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. 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 yield of 1.0%. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.21%.

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.

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