SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC Has $4.09 Million Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. by 12.4%, totaling approximately $4.09 million in shares after purchasing an additional 563 shares.
• ASML reported earnings per share (EPS) of $4.55 for the last quarter, missing analyst expectations, though quarterly revenue increased by 23.2% year-over-year to $8.94 billion.
• The firm recently increased its dividend to $1.856 per share, resulting in an annualized yield of 0.8% and reflecting a payout ratio of 26.21%.

SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 12.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,097 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 563 shares during the quarter. SeaBridge Investment Advisors LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $4,085,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Putney Financial Group LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 322.2% in the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. DZ Bank reaffirmed a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday. Morgan Stanley raised shares of ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, Morningstar lowered shares of ASML to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. 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's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $951.52 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $374.35 billion, a PE ratio of 39.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $977.48. The firm's 50-day moving average is $777.78 and its 200-day moving average is $743.24.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is an increase 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 dividend payout ratio is 26.21%.

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.

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