Strategic Planning Group LLC Raises Stock Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Strategic Planning Group LLC has increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 12.5%, acquiring an additional 730 shares to bring its total holdings to 6,552 shares worth approximately $5.25 million.
• A number of large investors, including GAMMA Investing LLC and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., significantly increased their positions in ASML, indicating strong institutional interest in the company.
• ASML recently announced a quarterly dividend increase to $1.856 per share, marking a raise from its previous dividend of $1.64 and reflecting a 0.8% yield on an annualized basis.

Strategic Planning Group LLC boosted its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 12.5% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 6,552 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 730 shares during the period. Strategic Planning Group LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $5,251,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Putney Financial Group LLC boosted its position in ASML by 322.2% in the first 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 approximately $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new position in ASML during the first quarter worth $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the topic of several analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. DZ Bank downgraded ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price on the stock. Morningstar cut ASML to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Arete Research upgraded ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. Two research 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, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Up 2.8%

NASDAQ ASML traded up $25.65 on Monday, reaching $957.80. The company had a trading volume of 1,883,223 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,494,393. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $964.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $376.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.80. The company's fifty day moving average is $762.69 and its 200-day moving average is $736.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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). ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The business had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.01 EPS. ASML's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a $1.856 dividend. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML's payout ratio is currently 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.