Focus Partners Wealth Has $61.48 Million Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Focus Partners Wealth increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 13.6% during the first quarter, owning 92,784 shares worth approximately $61.5 million.
• ASML's stock recently received a buy rating upgrade from UBS Group, contributing to an average analyst rating of "Moderate Buy" with a consensus price target of $923.80.
• ASML announced a quarterly dividend increase to $1.856 per share, with a current dividend yield of 0.9% and a payout ratio of 26.21%.

Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 13.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 92,784 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 11,073 shares during the quarter. Focus Partners Wealth's holdings in ASML were worth $61,482,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 70,115.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $9,282,120,000 after purchasing an additional 1,398,805 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of ASML by 26.5% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $631,079,000 after purchasing an additional 199,740 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of ASML by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 905,708 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $600,175,000 after purchasing an additional 7,164 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of ASML by 101.0% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $484,562,000 after purchasing an additional 367,505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fayez Sarofim & Co raised its stake in shares of ASML by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 710,668 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $470,910,000 after purchasing an additional 18,516 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. DZ Bank downgraded ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Erste Group Bank reissued a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. New Street Research raised ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. One equities research 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML traded up $9.71 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $813.87. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,018,951 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,240,666. The stock has a market cap of $320.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.97, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $749.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $728.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $873.65.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results 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). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. The business's quarterly revenue 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. Research analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company 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. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's payout ratio 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.