Moseley Investment Management Inc. Makes New $265,000 Investment in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Moseley Investment Management Inc. has made a new investment of $265,000 in ASML Holding N.V., acquiring 330 shares in the second quarter.
• Several institutional investors have recently increased their stakes in ASML, indicating growing confidence in the semiconductor company.
• ASML has announced a quarterly dividend increase to $1.856, reflecting a yield of 0.8% and a payout ratio of 26.21%.

Moseley Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 330 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $265,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 4.3% in the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 317 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $254,000 after buying an additional 13 shares during the last quarter. Rossmore Private Capital boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 0.3% in the first quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 4,347 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,880,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Baring Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 2.8% in the second quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 510 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $409,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 2.6% in the first quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 602 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $399,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 15.2% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $76,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ASML. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley upgraded ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on ASML from $957.00 to $1,175.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday. Barclays reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, New Street Research reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $964.60.

ASML Trading Down 0.7%

ASML opened at $980.54 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $385.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.87. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $829.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $760.64. 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.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced 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). The business had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.01 earnings per share. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a $1.856 dividend. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. ASML's payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

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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