Simplicity Wealth LLC Purchases 565 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Simplicity Wealth LLC increased its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 151.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 939 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 565 shares during the quarter. Simplicity Wealth LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $753,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its position in ASML by 97.6% in the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 153,939 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $101,978,000 after purchasing an additional 76,023 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.3% during the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $266,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. Strategic Planning Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.5% during the second quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC now owns 6,552 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,251,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.7% during the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,571,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 5.0% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,928 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $7,241,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Saturday, September 27th. New Street Research reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $938.80.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock opened at $1,002.30 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $818.08 and a 200 day simple moving average of $757.31. 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 Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $1,059.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $394.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.83, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.87.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion during 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%.ASML's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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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