ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Sold by Quad Cities Investment Group LLC

Key Points

• Quad Cities Investment Group LLC has decreased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 45.9%, now holding shares valued at $312,000.
• ASML recently reported earnings of $4.55 EPS, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94, but demonstrated a 23.2% year-over-year revenue increase.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, up from the previous $1.64, reflecting a positive change in its payout strategy.

Quad Cities Investment Group LLC decreased its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 45.9% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 389 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 330 shares during the period. Quad Cities Investment Group LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $312,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of ASML. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 70,115.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $9,282,120,000 after buying an additional 1,398,805 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in ASML during the first quarter worth $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in ASML by 101.0% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $484,562,000 after buying an additional 367,505 shares during the period. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 91.6% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 642,498 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $403,215,000 after purchasing an additional 307,214 shares during the last quarter. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 61.0% during the 1st quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $469,183,000 after purchasing an additional 268,172 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Trading Up 2.8%

Shares of NASDAQ ASML traded up $25.65 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $957.80. 1,883,223 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,715,293. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $759.67 and a 200 day simple moving average of $735.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $376.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.97, a PEG 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 Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $964.54.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. The firm's quarterly 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. As a group, equities analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors 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 0.8%. ASML's payout ratio is 26.17%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on the company. Morgan Stanley upgraded ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday. Barclays reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. UBS Group upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, Arete Research upgraded ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

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.