ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Stock Position Increased by CW Advisors LLC

Key Points

• CW Advisors LLC increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. by 42.8% in the first quarter, now owning shares worth $1.37 million.
• ASML's recent quarterly earnings revealed an EPS of $4.55, missing estimates by $1.39, but the company experienced a year-over-year revenue growth of 23.2%.
• The firm announced a quarterly dividend increase to $1.856, representing a 1.0% yield, with a payout ratio of 26.21%.

CW Advisors LLC grew its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 42.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,059 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 617 shares during the period. CW Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $1,372,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ASML. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 70,115.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,282,120,000 after purchasing an additional 1,398,805 shares in the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter valued at about $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 101.0% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $484,562,000 after purchasing an additional 367,505 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $631,079,000 after purchasing an additional 199,740 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 59.4% in the 4th quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 439,890 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $307,374,000 after purchasing an additional 163,945 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock traded up $6.80 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $770.00. 1,139,593 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,382,122. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $914.53. The company's fifty day moving average price is $754.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $726.57. The firm has a market cap of $302.93 billion, a PE ratio of 32.14, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 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 earnings per share (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 business had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.01 EPS. The company's 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. On average, research analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid 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 dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.21%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages recently commented on ASML. Barclays reiterated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, New Street Research upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target 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.