T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. Buys Shares of 543,684 ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. acquired 543,684 shares of ASML Holding N.V., valued at approximately $360 million, during the first quarter.
• ASML recently announced a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, reflecting an increase from the previous $1.64, with an annualized yield of 1.0%.
• Analysts have mixed views on ASML, with one strong buy, six buys, and seven holds, and an average price target of $923.80.

T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund acquired 543,684 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $360,262,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. owned about 0.14% of ASML at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in ASML in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $270,000. Norinchukin Bank The raised its stake in shares of ASML by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Norinchukin Bank The now owns 857 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $594,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 31.0% during the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 83,968 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $58,106,000 after purchasing an additional 19,851 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 104.2% during the fourth quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 2,203 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,527,000 after purchasing an additional 1,124 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Long Focus Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter worth approximately $34,515,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ:ASML traded up $19.49 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $754.89. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,453,889 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,572,704. The business's 50-day moving average is $754.78 and its two-hundred day moving average is $726.03. The company has a market capitalization of $296.99 billion, a PE ratio of 31.51, a PEG ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.76. 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 Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $922.13.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 analysts' expectations of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The company's revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced 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 yield of 1.0%. This is a positive change 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 currently 26.17%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the subject of several analyst reports. New Street Research upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group cut ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. DZ Bank cut ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Erste Group Bank restated a "hold" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein initiated 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 issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

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.