Gradient Investments LLC Increases Stock Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Gradient Investments LLC significantly increased its stock position in ASML Holding N.V. by 246.0% during the 2nd quarter, acquiring an additional 1,668 shares for a total holding valued at $1,880,000.
• ASML recently declared a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, up from the previous $1.64, representing an annual yield of 0.9%.
• Analysts have differing views on ASML, with some upgrading ratings and price targets, while others have downgraded their stance, resulting in an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

Gradient Investments LLC raised its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 246.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,346 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 1,668 shares during the period. Gradient Investments LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $1,880,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rossmore Private Capital boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 4,347 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,880,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 602 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $399,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 15.2% during the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Nilsine Partners LLC now owns 631 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $418,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 516 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $342,000 after acquiring an additional 16 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $867.30 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $873.65. The company has a market capitalization of $341.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.80. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $751.41 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $729.77.

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 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 firm 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 firm earned $4.01 EPS. ASML'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. Research analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company raised 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. DZ Bank downgraded shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. New Street Research raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

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.

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