GM Advisory Group LLC Increases Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• GM Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 10.5%, owning a total of 6,239 shares valued at approximately $4.13 million.
• ASML recently reported a quarterly EPS of $4.55, falling short of analysts' expectations of $5.94, while revenue exceeded forecasts at $8.94 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend increase to $1.856 per share, marking a positive change from the previous dividend of $1.64, reflecting a 1.0% dividend yield.

GM Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 10.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 6,239 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 592 shares during the quarter. GM Advisory Group LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $4,134,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

ASML Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded up $19.49 on Friday, reaching $754.89. The company had a trading volume of 1,453,889 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,572,704. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $922.13. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $754.78 and its 200-day simple moving average is $726.03. The firm has a market capitalization of $296.99 billion, a PE ratio of 31.51, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.76. 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 (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share. The company's 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. As a group, analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a $1.856 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis 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 26.17%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group lowered ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price for the company. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus 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.