Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC Has $1.81 Million Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 130.5%, owning 2,727 shares worth approximately $1.81 million as of the latest SEC filing.
• Analysts have mixed opinions on ASML, with DZ Bank downgrading the stock to "hold" while Wells Fargo raised its price target to $890 and maintained an "overweight" rating.
• ASML recently announced a quarterly dividend increase to $1.856 per share, representing an annualized yield of 1.0%, with a payout ratio of 26.21%.

Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 130.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,727 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,544 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $1,807,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ASML. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter worth $270,000. Commerce Bank raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 16.6% during the fourth quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 4,183 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,899,000 after acquiring an additional 594 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 35.5% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 5,129 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,570,000 after acquiring an additional 1,344 shares in the last quarter. Norinchukin Bank The raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 857 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $594,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MML Investors Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 27.1% during the fourth quarter. MML Investors Services LLC now owns 42,852 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $29,700,000 after acquiring an additional 9,129 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group lowered ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Erste Group Bank restated a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded up $22.79 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $758.19. The company's stock had a trading volume of 611,039 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,726,009. The stock has a market capitalization of $298.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.64, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.76. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $754.90 and its 200 day simple moving average is $725.87. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $922.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43.

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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period 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, research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a dividend of $1.856 per share. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.