Precision Wealth Strategies LLC Invests $740,000 in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Precision Wealth Strategies LLC has invested $740,000 in ASML Holding N.V., acquiring 923 shares of the semiconductor company in the second quarter.
• Several large institutional investors have increased their stakes in ASML, with Acadian Asset Management raising its holdings by 97.6% in the first quarter.
• ASML recently increased its quarterly dividend to $1.856, representing a 0.7% yield and a dividend payout ratio of 26.21%.

Precision Wealth Strategies LLC bought a new position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 923 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $740,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 97.6% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 153,939 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $101,978,000 after buying an additional 76,023 shares in the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 12.3% during the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $266,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.5% in the 2nd quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC now owns 6,552 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $5,251,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 12.7% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,571,000 after purchasing an additional 947 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 5.0% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,928 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $7,241,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have weighed in on ASML shares. New Street Research raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Mizuho upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday. Arete Research raised ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Up 3.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $1,003.27 on Thursday. The stock's 50-day moving average is $793.62 and its 200 day moving average is $748.90. The company has a market cap of $394.71 billion, a PE ratio of 41.87, a P/E/G ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.86. 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 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $1,005.36.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during 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 prior year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued 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 0.7%. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.21%.

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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