Meitav Investment House Ltd. Acquires 5,509 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Meitav Investment House Ltd. increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 352.2% in Q2, now holding a total of 7,073 shares valued at approximately $5.3 million.
• ASML reported Q2 earnings of $4.55 per share, missing analyst expectations, but revenue increased by 23.2% year-over-year, totaling $8.94 billion.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, which marks an increase from the previous dividend of $1.64, indicating a 26.21% payout ratio.

Meitav Investment House Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 352.2% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,073 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 5,509 shares during the quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd.'s holdings in ASML were worth $5,305,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Putney Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 322.2% during the first quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter worth about $27,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new position in ASML in the 2nd quarter worth about $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in ASML in the first quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the first quarter valued at about $35,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $1,043.30 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $812.40 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $755.60. The company has a market capitalization of $410.46 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.87. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,059.00.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The company had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. The firm'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 expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a dividend of $1.856 per share. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is 26.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on ASML shares. Mizuho raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Arete Research raised ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. DZ Bank reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, Morningstar cut ASML to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $938.80.

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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