Leo Wealth LLC Invests $1.61 Million in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Leo Wealth LLC has invested approximately $1.61 million in ASML Holding N.V., acquiring 2,009 shares.
• ASML recently reported earnings of $4.55 per share, falling short of analyst expectations, but achieved revenues of $8.94 billion, exceeding estimates.
• The company increased its quarterly dividend to $1.856 per share, reflecting a boost from the prior dividend and a yield of 0.8%.

Leo Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 2,009 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $1,610,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 97.6% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 153,939 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $101,978,000 after purchasing an additional 76,023 shares in the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $266,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.5% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC now owns 6,552 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,251,000 after purchasing an additional 730 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.7% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 5.0% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,928 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $7,241,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of ASML opened at $987.81 on Thursday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,059.00. 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 firm's fifty day moving average is $823.41 and its two-hundred day moving average is $758.90. The stock has a market cap of $388.62 billion, a PE ratio of 41.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.87.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its 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). ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The business had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.01 EPS. The company'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. Research analysts forecast 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. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Morningstar cut shares of ASML to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday. Arete Research raised shares of ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Finally, Barclays reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $938.80.

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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