Voya Investment Management LLC Has $13.99 Million Stock Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Voya Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. by 95.0% in Q1, owning a total of 21,109 shares valued at approximately $13.99 million.
• ASML reported $4.55 EPS for the last quarter, missing projections, but revenue increased 23.2% year-over-year to $8.94 billion.
• The company's recent dividend payout increased to $1.856 per share, indicating a positive change from the previous dividend of $1.64.

Voya Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 95.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,109 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 10,286 shares during the quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $13,987,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Howe & Rusling Inc. boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 48.2% in the first quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 7,507 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $4,975,000 after purchasing an additional 2,440 shares during the period. Cim LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 8.9% in the first quarter. Cim LLC now owns 2,641 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,750,000 after purchasing an additional 216 shares during the period. First Hawaiian Bank boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 27.1% in the first quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 1,288 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $853,000 after purchasing an additional 275 shares during the period. Invst LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter valued at $386,000. Finally, Modern Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 19.2% in the first quarter. Modern Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,807 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,861,000 after purchasing an additional 453 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on ASML shares. Arete Research upgraded shares of ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. New Street Research raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. DZ Bank cut shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, UBS Group raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded up $4.35 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $932.15. 2,410,195 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,446,665. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $938.68. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $759.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $734.90. The company has a market cap of $366.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.09 and a beta of 1.80.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter 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 analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is a positive change from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. ASML's dividend payout ratio is currently 26.21%.

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.