Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. Buys 648 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 4.8% during the second quarter, now owning a total of 14,130 shares valued at approximately $11.3 million.
• ASML recently reported earnings of $4.55 per share, falling short of analysts' expectations, while its quarterly revenue increased by 23.2% compared to the previous year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, an increase from its previous dividend, with an annualized yield of 0.8%.

Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 4.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 14,130 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 648 shares during the quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $11,324,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in 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 during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 101.0% in the first 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. Amundi grew its stake in ASML by 91.6% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 642,498 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $403,215,000 after acquiring an additional 307,214 shares during the period. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. boosted its holdings in ASML by 61.0% during the first quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $469,183,000 after purchasing an additional 268,172 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML traded up $25.65 during trading on Monday, hitting $957.80. 1,883,223 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,494,393. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $762.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $736.58. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $376.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.97, a PEG ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.80. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $964.54.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share 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 analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $4.01 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ASML. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Morningstar lowered shares of ASML to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley raised shares of ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday. UBS Group upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, DZ Bank downgraded ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

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.