Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV Has $16.02 Million Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 5.9% during the first quarter, owning 24,173 shares valued at $16.02 million.
• ASML reported earnings of $4.55 per share for the last quarter, missing estimates but showing a revenue increase of 23.2% year-over-year.
• The company recently announced a quarterly dividend of $1.856, which is an increase from the previous dividend, now yielding 0.9% on an annualized basis.

Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV raised its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 5.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 24,173 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,353 shares during the period. Nissay Asset Management Corp Japan ADV's holdings in ASML were worth $16,018,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Putney Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 322.2% in the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $42,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $781.70 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $873.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $307.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.63, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.80. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $749.11 and a 200-day moving average of $726.36.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its 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). ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.01 EPS. ASML's revenue for the quarter 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, sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's payout ratio is currently 26.21%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. DZ Bank cut ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective for the company. Erste Group Bank reissued a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group cut ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, New Street Research raised ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price 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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