Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC Increases Stake in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 6.9%, owning 18,899 shares valued at approximately $15.15 million.
• ASML's recent quarterly earnings showed $4.55 per share, missing estimates but achieving $8.94 billion in revenue, an increase of 23.2% year-over-year.
• The company announced an increased quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, reflecting a yield of 0.8% and a payout ratio of 26.21%.

Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 18,899 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,225 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $15,153,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its holdings in ASML by 26.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $631,079,000 after purchasing an additional 199,740 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in ASML by 0.8% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 905,708 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $600,175,000 after purchasing an additional 7,164 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its holdings in ASML by 101.0% in the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $484,562,000 after purchasing an additional 367,505 shares during the period. Fayez Sarofim & Co grew its holdings in ASML by 2.7% in the first quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 710,668 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $470,910,000 after purchasing an additional 18,516 shares during the period. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. grew its holdings in ASML by 61.0% in the first quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $469,183,000 after purchasing an additional 268,172 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $936.19 on Friday. The stock's fifty day moving average is $834.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $762.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $368.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 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 Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,059.00.

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 for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The business's quarterly revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a dividend of $1.856 per share. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. This is an increase 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 presently 26.21%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have commented on ASML. Weiss Ratings reissued a "hold (c+)" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday. Barclays reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Hsbc Global Res raised ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Finally, Erste Group Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $1,001.60.

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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