Natural Investments LLC Reduces Stock Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Natural Investments LLC reduced its stock position in ASML Holding N.V. by 10.1%, holding 4,136 shares with a total worth of approximately $3.3 million.
• ASML recently announced a quarterly dividend increase to $1.856 per share, reflecting a rise from its previous dividend of $1.64.
• Several hedge funds have recently increased their holdings in ASML, with Goldman Sachs raising its stake by 26.5% in the first quarter.

Natural Investments LLC cut its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 10.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,136 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 465 shares during the quarter. ASML makes up approximately 0.9% of Natural Investments LLC's holdings, making the stock its 22nd largest holding. Natural Investments LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $3,314,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in ASML by 26.5% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $631,079,000 after purchasing an additional 199,740 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 905,708 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $600,175,000 after acquiring an additional 7,164 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 101.0% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $484,562,000 after acquiring an additional 367,505 shares during the last quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 710,668 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $470,910,000 after acquiring an additional 18,516 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 61.0% in the 1st quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $469,183,000 after acquiring an additional 268,172 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML opened at $936.19 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $368.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.07, a PEG ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.87. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $834.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $762.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,059.00.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.ASML's quarterly revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a dividend of $1.856 per share. 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. ASML's payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on ASML shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Friday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday. New Street Research reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, October 6th. Arete Research upgraded ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $1,001.60.

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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