ST Germain D J Co. Inc. Has $24.59 Million Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• ST Germain D J Co. Inc. increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 10.7%, bringing their holdings to $24.59 million after purchasing an additional 2,958 shares.
• ASML has reported a quarterly EPS of $4.55, falling short of analysts' expectations, but its revenue of $8.94 billion exceeded estimates, reflecting a 23.2% year-over-year growth.
• The company recently announced a dividend increase, with a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, representing a boost from the previous dividend and a yield of 0.8%.

ST Germain D J Co. Inc. boosted its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 10.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 30,680 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 2,958 shares during the quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $24,587,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in ASML by 10.3% during the second quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC now owns 576 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $462,000 after buying an additional 54 shares in the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG boosted its stake in ASML by 46.6% during the second quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 557 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $446,000 after buying an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Ashoka WhiteOak Capital Pte Ltd increased its holdings in ASML by 45.5% in the 2nd quarter. Ashoka WhiteOak Capital Pte Ltd now owns 5,780 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,634,000 after buying an additional 1,808 shares during the period. Fortune Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the 2nd quarter valued at about $210,000. Finally, Perigon Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in ASML by 8.4% in the second quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,933 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,549,000 after acquiring an additional 149 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on ASML shares. DZ Bank lowered shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Barclays reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML Trading Up 0.3%

NASDAQ ASML opened at $949.55 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $373.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.63, a P/E/G 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 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $977.48. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $773.44 and its 200-day moving average price is $741.43.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 period in the prior year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a dividend of $1.856 per share. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is a boost 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%.

ASML 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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