Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. Purchases 7,035 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 7.5%, acquiring an additional 7,035 shares during the 2nd quarter, bringing its total holdings to 100,866 shares valued at approximately $80.8 million.
• Financial analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" rating for ASML, with a consensus price target of $1,001.60, reflecting strong market confidence despite a missed earnings estimate in its last quarterly report.
• ASML recently announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $1.856 per share, up from $1.64, highlighting a commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. increased its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 100,866 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 7,035 shares during the quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $80,833,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Apollon Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.0% in the second quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,656 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $6,937,000 after purchasing an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the second quarter valued at about $202,000. Benson Investment Management Company Inc. acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the second quarter valued at about $5,612,000. SLT Holdings LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 16.7% in the second quarter. SLT Holdings LLC now owns 1,815 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,455,000 after acquiring an additional 260 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aberdeen Group plc bought a new stake in ASML during the second quarter worth about $419,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently weighed in on ASML. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday. Mizuho raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $1,001.60.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML opened at $936.19 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The business's fifty day moving average is $834.05 and its 200 day moving average is $762.48. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $1,059.00. The stock has a market cap of $368.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.87.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML'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. Sell-side analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given 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 a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's payout ratio is 26.21%.

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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