Walter Public Investments Inc. Has $23.31 Million Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Walter Public Investments Inc. increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. by 4.0%, raising its total investment to approximately $23.31 million, making it the firm's 10th largest holding.
• ASML stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" among analysts, with an average price target of $923.80.
• The company recently announced an increase in its quarterly dividend to $1.856, up from its previous $1.64, reflecting a growing commitment to returning value to shareholders.

Walter Public Investments Inc. increased its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 29,087 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after purchasing an additional 1,115 shares during the quarter. ASML makes up 3.9% of Walter Public Investments Inc.'s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Walter Public Investments Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $23,310,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 322.2% in the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new stake in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently commented on ASML. UBS Group raised ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price objective for the company. Erste Group Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday. Arete Research upgraded ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. Finally, DZ Bank downgraded ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of ASML stock traded up $2.79 on Tuesday, reaching $960.59. 1,279,099 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,713,214. The stock has a market cap of $377.92 billion, a PE ratio of 40.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.80. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $977.48. 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 stock has a 50 day moving average price of $762.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $736.58.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a dividend of $1.856 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. ASML's dividend payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

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.