US Bancorp DE Decreases Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• US Bancorp DE reduced its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. by 1.9% during the second quarter, now owning 48,226 shares valued at approximately $38.6 million.
• ASML's quarterly earnings report revealed an EPS of $4.55, which missed analysts' expectations of $5.94, despite a 23.2% increase in revenue year-over-year.
• The company recently increased its quarterly dividend to $1.856, representing a yield of 0.8% and indicating a payout ratio of 26.21%.

US Bancorp DE decreased its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 1.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 48,226 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 930 shares during the quarter. US Bancorp DE's holdings in ASML were worth $38,648,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. UMB Bank n.a. raised its position in ASML by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 317 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $254,000 after buying an additional 13 shares during the last quarter. Rossmore Private Capital grew its stake in shares of ASML by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 4,347 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,880,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the period. Baring Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 510 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $409,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares during the period. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 602 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $399,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 15.2% during the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 114 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $980.54 on Friday. The company's fifty day moving average price is $829.12 and its 200 day moving average price is $760.64. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $1,059.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $385.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.87. 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The company had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.01 EPS. ASML's revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities 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 $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's payout ratio is 26.21%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ASML. Morningstar cut shares of ASML to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of ASML from $957.00 to $1,175.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Erste Group Bank raised shares of ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised shares of ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $964.60.

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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