Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC Increases Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 53.0% in the first quarter, bringing its total holdings to 14,123 shares valued at approximately $9.36 million.
• Multiple institutional investors, including GAMMA Investing LLC and Invesco Ltd., significantly increased their positions in ASML, with GAMMA reporting an astounding increase of 70,115.5%.
• ASML recently announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $1.856 per share, reflecting a 1.0% yield and a payout ratio of 26.21%.

Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 53.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 14,123 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 4,895 shares during the quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $9,358,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in ASML in the 4th quarter valued at $270,000. Zacks Investment Management grew its stake in shares of 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 grew its stake in shares of 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 grew its stake in shares of 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 grew its stake in shares of 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. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently weighed in on ASML. Barclays reiterated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Erste Group Bank reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. New Street Research upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded up $3.7660 on Wednesday, hitting $747.3760. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,066,874 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,736,112. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $756.61 and a 200 day simple moving average of $725.68. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 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. 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 (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. The business'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 EPS for the current fiscal 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 issued a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's payout ratio is 26.17%.

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.