Vident Advisory LLC Acquires 6,772 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Vident Advisory LLC significantly increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. by 169.3%, acquiring an additional 6,772 shares during the first quarter, bringing its total to 10,773 shares valued at $7.14 million.
• ASML recently reported earnings with $4.55 EPS, falling short of estimates, while revenue of $8.94 billion exceeded expectations by 2.5% and represented a 23.2% increase year-over-year.
• The company declared a quarterly dividend of $1.856 per share, marking an increase from the previous $1.64, resulting in an annualized yield of 1.0%.

Vident Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 169.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 10,773 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 6,772 shares during the quarter. Vident Advisory LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $7,140,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ASML. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 70,115.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,282,120,000 after acquiring an additional 1,398,805 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of 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 last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of ASML by 0.8% during the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 905,708 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $600,175,000 after purchasing an additional 7,164 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in ASML by 101.0% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $484,562,000 after purchasing an additional 367,505 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fayez Sarofim & Co lifted its holdings in ASML by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Fayez Sarofim & Co now owns 710,668 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $470,910,000 after purchasing an additional 18,516 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock traded down $20.84 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $742.62. The company had a trading volume of 1,316,127 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,258,002. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $914.53. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $754.35 and a 200-day moving average price of $726.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The company has a market capitalization of $292.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.80.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis 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 payout ratio is 26.17%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have weighed in on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective on the stock. DZ Bank downgraded shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, New Street Research upgraded shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML 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.