Raymond James Financial Inc. Acquires 26,943 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Raymond James Financial Inc. increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 10.7%, acquiring 26,943 shares to bring its total holdings to 279,810 shares, valued at approximately $185 million.
• ASML's stock has received varied ratings from analysts, with Citigroup and Wells Fargo maintaining a "buy" rating, while Jefferies Financial Group downgraded it to "hold," leading to a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy."
• The company recently declared a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, which is an increase from its previous dividend, reflecting a payout ratio of 26.21%.

Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 10.7% in the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 279,810 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 26,943 shares during the quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. owned 0.07% of ASML worth $185,410,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in ASML during the 4th quarter worth about $270,000. Zacks Investment Management boosted its position in ASML by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 494 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $342,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the period. Commerce Bank boosted its position in ASML by 16.6% during the 4th quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 4,183 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,899,000 after acquiring an additional 594 shares during the period. GeoWealth Management LLC boosted its position in ASML by 11.6% during the 4th quarter. GeoWealth Management LLC now owns 1,304 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $904,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP boosted its position in ASML by 11.3% during the 4th quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 203,512 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $141,050,000 after acquiring an additional 20,670 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock traded up $3.7660 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $747.3760. The company had a trading volume of 1,066,874 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,736,112. The firm's 50 day simple moving average is $756.61 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $725.68. 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 one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $945.05. The company has a market capitalization of $294.03 billion, a PE ratio of 31.18, a PEG ratio of 1.52 and a beta of 1.76.

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). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The company had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share. The firm'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. Sell-side analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a $1.856 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.17%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the company. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target for the company. New Street Research upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, DZ Bank lowered ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target 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.