Lmcg Investments LLC Lowers Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Lmcg Investments LLC reduced its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 4% in Q2, owning 10,403 shares worth approximately $8.34 million after selling 432 shares.
• ASML recently reported earnings of $4.55 per share, missing estimates of $5.94, while revenue for the quarter was $8.94 billion, showing a year-over-year growth of 23.2%.
• Several analysts have upgraded ASML's stock ratings, with JPMorgan Chase increasing the target price to $1,175.00, and a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" is held among analysts.

Lmcg Investments LLC trimmed its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 10,403 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 432 shares during the period. Lmcg Investments LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $8,337,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 97.6% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 153,939 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $101,978,000 after purchasing an additional 76,023 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 12.3% in the 1st quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $266,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Strategic Planning Group LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 12.5% in the 2nd quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC now owns 6,552 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,251,000 after purchasing an additional 730 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its position in shares of ASML by 12.7% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,571,000 after purchasing an additional 947 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 5.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,928 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $7,241,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ASML shares. Arete Research raised shares of ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their target price on shares of ASML from $957.00 to $1,175.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of ASML from $965.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research report on Friday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $1,001.60.

ASML Trading Down 4.5%

Shares of ASML stock opened at $936.19 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $1,059.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $368.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.07, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.87. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $834.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $762.09.

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 analysts' consensus estimates 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 analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $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. Analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This is a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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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