Lineweaver Wealth Advisors LLC Invests $545,000 in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Lineweaver Wealth Advisors LLC has made a significant investment of $545,000 in ASML Holding N.V., acquiring 680 shares during the second quarter.
• Multiple institutional investors, including GAMMA Investing LLC and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., have increased their stakes in ASML, showcasing growing interest in the semiconductor company.
• ASML recently raised its quarterly dividend from $1.64 to $1.856, indicating strong financial performance with a yield of 0.8%.

Lineweaver Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 680 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $545,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of ASML. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in ASML by 70,115.5% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,282,120,000 after purchasing an additional 1,398,805 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of ASML by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $631,079,000 after buying an additional 199,740 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in shares of ASML by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 905,708 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $600,175,000 after buying an additional 7,164 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in ASML by 101.0% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $484,562,000 after buying an additional 367,505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fayez Sarofim & Co raised its stake in ASML by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 710,668 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $470,910,000 after buying an additional 18,516 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have commented on ASML shares. New Street Research raised ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein began 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 for the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, DZ Bank lowered shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASML has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $878.42 on Wednesday. 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 fifty day simple moving average of $753.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $730.80. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $881.46. The firm has a market cap of $345.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.80.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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). The firm 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 quarterly revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a $1.856 dividend. 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 payout ratio is 26.21%.

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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