Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC Purchases Shares of 279 ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake of 279 shares in ASML Holding N.V. worth approximately $224,000 in the second quarter.
• ASML recently announced a quarterly dividend increase to $1.856 per share, raising its annualized dividend yield to 0.8%.
• Despite a challenging earnings report, several analysts have upgraded ASML's stock rating, with a current consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $1,001.60.

Robertson Stephens Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 279 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $224,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Costello Asset Management INC raised its stake in ASML by 147.1% in the second quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC raised its stake in ASML by 4.4% in the second quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 4,160 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,334,000 after buying an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Stiles Financial Services Inc raised its stake in ASML by 3.9% in the second quarter. Stiles Financial Services Inc now owns 5,845 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,696,000 after buying an additional 217 shares during the last quarter. McKinley Carter Wealth Services Inc. purchased a new stake in ASML in the second quarter valued at about $214,000. Finally, Moseley Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in ASML in the second quarter valued at about $265,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Stock Down 4.5%

ASML stock opened at $936.19 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $368.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.87. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $1,059.00. The business's 50-day moving average price is $834.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $762.98. 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 posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The firm's revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate 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 dividend of $1.856 per share. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. This is a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's dividend payout ratio is 26.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley upgraded ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. DZ Bank restated a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday. Bank Degroof cut ASML to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Arete Research upgraded ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $1,001.60.

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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