Naples Global Advisors LLC Invests $2.30 Million in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Naples Global Advisors LLC has invested approximately $2.30 million in ASML Holding N.V., acquiring 2,867 shares during the second quarter.
• ASML's quarterly earnings for the last reported period was $4.55 EPS, missing expectations, while revenue reached $8.94 billion, exceeding forecasts.
• The company's recent dividend increase raised its quarterly payout to $1.856 per share, reflecting confidence in financial stability.

Naples Global Advisors LLC bought a new position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 2,867 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $2,298,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Putney Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 322.2% in the first 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 last quarter. Maseco LLP bought a new position in shares of ASML in the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $35,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,030.17 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. The firm has a market capitalization of $405.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.87. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $799.72 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $750.97. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,040.23.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 business's quarterly revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a $1.856 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ASML. Erste Group Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Mizuho upgraded shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

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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