Dakota Wealth Management Sells 777 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Dakota Wealth Management has reduced its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 41.9%, now owning 1,079 shares valued at $865,000 after selling 777 shares.
• Several institutional investors, including Acadian Asset Management and Wealthcare Advisory Partners, have increased their holdings in ASML, demonstrating overall growth in institutional interest.
• ASML recently raised its quarterly dividend to $1.856, marking an increase from the previous $1.64, indicating strong financial performance and commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Dakota Wealth Management decreased its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 41.9% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 1,079 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 777 shares during the quarter. Dakota Wealth Management's holdings in ASML were worth $865,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 97.6% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 153,939 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $101,978,000 after acquiring an additional 76,023 shares during the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 12.3% during the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $266,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC raised its stake in ASML by 12.5% during the second quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC now owns 6,552 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,251,000 after purchasing an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its stake in ASML by 12.7% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,571,000 after purchasing an additional 947 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC raised its stake in ASML by 5.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,928 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $7,241,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Erste Group Bank raised shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Arete Research raised shares of ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Morningstar downgraded shares of ASML to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, Barclays reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of ASML stock opened at $951.52 on Friday. 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 Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $977.48. The firm's 50-day moving average is $777.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $743.51. The stock has a market cap of $374.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.71, a PEG ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.80.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share (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 business had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $4.01 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a $1.856 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.21%.

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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