EP Wealth Advisors LLC Increases Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 22.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,314 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 425 shares during the quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $1,533,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML opened at $753.43 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $873.65. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $749.40 and a 200-day moving average price of $726.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market cap of $296.41 billion, a PE ratio of 31.45, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.80.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The business had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.01 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. 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 firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a dividend of $1.856 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend 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 currently 26.21%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have commented on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective on the stock. New Street Research upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. DZ Bank downgraded ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $923.80.

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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