Pictet North America Advisors SA Increases Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Pictet North America Advisors SA has increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 39.3% during the 2nd quarter, now holding 10,173 shares worth approximately $8.15 million.
• ASML recently missed earnings expectations, reporting an EPS of $4.55 compared to the consensus estimate of $5.94, despite revenue growth of 23.2% year-over-year.
• The company has declared a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, increased from its previous $1.64, reflecting its commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Pictet North America Advisors SA raised its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 39.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,173 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,871 shares during the quarter. Pictet North America Advisors SA's holdings in ASML were worth $8,153,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Waverly Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $236,000. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,888,000. Toronto Dominion Bank lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 82.9% in the 4th quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,954 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,047,000 after buying an additional 1,339 shares during the period. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $121,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $203,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $957.80 on Tuesday. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $964.54. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $762.69 and a 200-day moving average of $736.58. The company has a market capitalization of $376.82 billion, a PE ratio of 39.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.80. 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 (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 analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. ASML's revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on ASML shares. Barclays reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target for the company. Morningstar downgraded ASML to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. UBS Group raised ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Erste Group Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML 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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