Hyperion Asset Management Ltd Cuts Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Hyperion Asset Management Ltd reduced its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. by 26.6% during the second quarter, now owning approximately 0.06% of the company, worth about $177.76 million.
• ASML's stock has recently seen a 2.8% increase and has a current market cap of $376.82 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.856, up from the previous $1.64, indicating a stable return for investors.

Hyperion Asset Management Ltd lessened its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 26.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 221,808 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 80,470 shares during the quarter. ASML makes up 5.5% of Hyperion Asset Management Ltd's holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Hyperion Asset Management Ltd owned about 0.06% of ASML worth $177,755,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in shares of ASML by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 317 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $254,000 after buying an additional 13 shares in the last quarter. Rossmore Private Capital grew its position 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 worth $2,880,000 after buying an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Baring Financial LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 510 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $409,000 after buying an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC grew its position 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 worth $399,000 after buying an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its position 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 worth $76,000 after buying an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Up 2.8%

Shares of ASML stock opened at $957.80 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $762.69 and a 200 day moving average of $736.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market cap of $376.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.80. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $964.54.

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 for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The firm's revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.21%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target on the stock. DZ Bank downgraded ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Erste Group Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. 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 report on Tuesday, July 8th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

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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