ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Acquired by Venture Visionary Partners LLC

Key Points

• Venture Visionary Partners LLC increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. by 137.5% during the first quarter, owning 924 shares valued at $612,000.
• Several hedge funds, including GAMMA Investing LLC and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., significantly boosted their positions in ASML during the same period, underlining strong institutional interest in the company.
• ASML recently reported quarterly earnings of $4.55 per share, missing expectations, but its revenue of $8.94 billion exceeded forecasts, indicating robust demand in the semiconductor sector.

Venture Visionary Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 137.5% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 924 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 535 shares during the period. Venture Visionary Partners LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $612,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 322.2% during the first quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the first quarter worth about $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the first quarter worth about $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the first quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the first quarter worth about $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ASML traded up $19.49 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $754.89. The company had a trading volume of 1,453,889 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,572,704. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $922.13. The firm has a market cap of $296.99 billion, a PE ratio of 31.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.76. The business's 50 day moving average price is $754.78 and its 200-day moving average price is $726.03. 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 announced its 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). The business 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 company's quarterly revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a dividend of $1.856 per share. 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 a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's dividend payout ratio is currently 26.17%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on ASML shares. Barclays reaffirmed an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 3rd. New Street Research raised ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price for the company. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, DZ Bank downgraded ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target 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.