Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio Has $10.89 Million Stake in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• The Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 33.8%, owning 13,583 shares valued at approximately $10.89 million as of the latest report.
• Brokerage analysts have varying ratings for ASML, with two labeling it as a Strong Buy, nine as a Buy, and five as a Hold, reflecting a generally positive outlook on the company's stock performance.
• ASML recently declared a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, marking an increase from the previous dividend and indicating a stable financial position with a payout ratio of 26.21%.

Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio lifted its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 33.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,583 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 3,431 shares during the quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio's holdings in ASML were worth $10,885,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in ASML by 70,115.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,282,120,000 after buying an additional 1,398,805 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of ASML by 26.5% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $631,079,000 after purchasing an additional 199,740 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of ASML by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 905,708 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $600,175,000 after purchasing an additional 7,164 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of ASML by 101.0% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $484,562,000 after purchasing an additional 367,505 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fayez Sarofim & Co increased its position in shares of ASML by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 710,668 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $470,910,000 after purchasing an additional 18,516 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on ASML. Erste Group Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Barclays reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. New Street Research upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, DZ Bank reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $923.80.

ASML Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $951.52 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $777.78 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $743.24. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $977.48. The company has a market cap of $374.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

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

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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