HBW Advisory Services LLC Purchases New Shares in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• HBW Advisory Services LLC has acquired a new stake in ASML Holding N.V., purchasing 2,112 shares valued at approximately $1.69 million in Q2.
• ASML's stock recently had a 52-week low of $578.51 and a high of $873.65, with a current stock price of $813.87.
• The company has increased its quarterly dividend to $1.856, reflecting a shift from its previous rate of $1.64, with a yield of 0.9%.

HBW Advisory Services LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 2,112 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $1,693,000.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Putney Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 322.2% during the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new position in ASML during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in ASML during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in ASML during the 1st quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new position in ASML during the 1st quarter worth $42,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on ASML shares. Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. UBS Group upgraded shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, DZ Bank downgraded shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $923.80.

ASML Stock Up 1.2%

ASML stock opened at $813.87 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $873.65. The company has a market capitalization of $320.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.80. The firm's 50-day moving average is $749.77 and its two-hundred day moving average is $728.45. 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 released its earnings results 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 return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $4.01 earnings per share. The firm'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. On average, analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's payout ratio is 26.17%.

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.

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