Quantbot Technologies LP Purchases Shares of 5,718 ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Quantbot Technologies LP acquired 5,718 shares of ASML Holding N.V., valued at approximately $3.79 million, in the first quarter, as reported in their recent SEC filing.
• ASML increased its quarterly dividend to $1.856 per share, reflecting a positive change from the previous dividend and resulting in an annual yield of 1.0%.
• Several analysts have given ASML a Moderate Buy rating, with an average price target of $923.80, signalling optimism for the company's future performance.

Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 5,718 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $3,789,000.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in ASML. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 70,115.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $9,282,120,000 after acquiring an additional 1,398,805 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of 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 in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $631,079,000 after acquiring an additional 199,740 shares during the last quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 59.4% in the 4th quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 439,890 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $307,374,000 after acquiring an additional 163,945 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hyperion Asset Management Ltd boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 63.9% during the 4th quarter. Hyperion Asset Management Ltd now owns 297,882 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $206,456,000 after acquiring an additional 116,121 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Trading Up 2.7%

NASDAQ ASML traded up $19.49 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $754.89. 1,453,889 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,572,704. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $922.13. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $754.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $726.03. The stock has a market cap of $296.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.51, a P/E/G ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.76. 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 (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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). 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 the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. ASML'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. On average, analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's payout ratio is 26.17%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price for the company. New Street Research upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Erste Group Bank reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus 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.