Dover Advisors LLC Sells 651 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Dover Advisors LLC reduced its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 24.3%, selling 651 shares during the second quarter, leaving them with 2,028 shares valued at approximately $1.625 million.
• ASML reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $4.55, missing expectations of $5.94, but had revenue of $8.94 billion, surpassing estimates.
• The company recently increased its quarterly dividend to $1.856 per share, up from the previous $1.64, reflecting a healthy annual yield of 0.9%.

Dover Advisors LLC trimmed its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 24.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,028 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 651 shares during the quarter. Dover Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $1,625,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Putney Financial Group LLC grew its stake in ASML by 322.2% in the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter worth $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. bought a new position in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter valued at about $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Trading Up 1.2%

ASML opened at $813.87 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $320.19 billion, a PE ratio of 33.97, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The business has a 50 day moving average of $749.77 and a 200-day moving average of $728.66. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $873.65.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid 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 0.9%. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the topic of several recent research reports. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. New Street Research upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Jefferies Financial Group cut ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, DZ Bank cut ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average 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.

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