Gunderson Capital Management Inc. Purchases Shares of 2,124 ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Gunderson Capital Management Inc. purchased 2,124 shares of ASML Holding N.V., valued at approximately $1.7 million, marking a new investment in the semiconductor company.
• ASML received multiple positive ratings from various brokerages, with a consensus price target of $1,001.60 and recommendations including "Strong Buy" from HSBC Global Research.
• The company has increased its quarterly dividend to $1.856 per share, reflecting a favorable growth outlook and a yield of 0.8% for investors.

Gunderson Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 2,124 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $1,702,000.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ASML. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 97.6% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 153,939 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $101,978,000 after acquiring an additional 76,023 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 12.3% during the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $266,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 12.5% during the second quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC now owns 6,552 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,251,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in ASML by 12.7% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,571,000 after purchasing an additional 947 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 5.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,928 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $7,241,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have commented on ASML. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. DZ Bank reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Susquehanna set a $1,150.00 price objective on ASML and gave the stock a "positive" rating in a research note on Friday. Hsbc Global Res raised ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Mizuho raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $1,001.60.

ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $980.54 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,059.00. The stock's 50-day moving average is $829.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $760.64. The firm has a market cap of $385.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.87. 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 (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 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.01 EPS. The business's revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

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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