Matauro LLC Makes New $224,000 Investment in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Matauro LLC invested approximately $224,000 in ASML Holding N.V. by acquiring 280 shares, indicating growing institutional interest in the semiconductor company.
• ASML's stock has seen positive analyst ratings, with an increase in target prices from Wells Fargo and Erste Group Bank, reflecting a strong outlook for the company.
• The company announced a dividend increase to $1.856 paid to investors, demonstrating financial stability and commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Matauro LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 280 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $224,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 322.2% during the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in ASML during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Maseco LLP purchased a new position in ASML during the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new position in ASML during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in ASML during the 1st quarter worth $35,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Erste Group Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Barclays reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday. Arete Research raised ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. Finally, DZ Bank reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Up 2.7%

ASML stock opened at $1,030.17 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $405.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.00, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.87. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,040.23. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $799.72 and a 200-day moving average price of $750.97.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates 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 return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal 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 paid a $1.856 dividend. This is a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. 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.

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