Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC Buys Shares of 362 ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC has purchased 362 shares of ASML Holding N.V., valued at approximately $290,000, marking a new position for the firm in the semiconductor company.
• ASML reported earnings per share of $4.55 for the most recent quarter, falling short of analyst expectations, but saw a year-over-year revenue increase of 23.2%.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.856, increasing its annualized dividend to $7.42, reflecting a positive change in its payout policy.

Duncan Williams Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 362 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $290,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Putney Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 322.2% during the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML during the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML during the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,043.30 on Tuesday. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,059.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $410.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.54, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.87. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $812.40 and its 200-day simple moving average is $755.60.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $8.94 billion during 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 firm's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share 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 $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This is a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's payout ratio is currently 26.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Erste Group Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Arete Research upgraded ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on ASML from $957.00 to $1,175.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Saturday, September 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $938.80.

ASML Company 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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