Wealth Management Partners LLC Purchases New Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Wealth Management Partners LLC invested $1.51 million in ASML Holding N.V., acquiring 1,925 shares during the second quarter.
• The company recently increased its quarterly dividend to $1.856, representing an annualized yield of 0.8% from the previous dividend of $1.64.
• Analysts have mixed ratings on ASML, with two analysts giving a Strong Buy, while Jefferies Financial Group downgraded its rating from Buy to Hold.

Wealth Management Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 1,925 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $1,511,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Toronto Dominion Bank lifted its position in shares of ASML by 82.9% during the 4th quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,954 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,047,000 after acquiring an additional 1,339 shares during the last quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the 4th quarter valued at $236,000. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 156.9% in the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 1,079 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $748,000 after purchasing an additional 659 shares in the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 17.0% in the fourth quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 2,802 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,942,000 after purchasing an additional 407 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the fourth quarter valued at $2,888,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on ASML shares. Morningstar lowered ASML to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Morgan Stanley upgraded ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday. Erste Group Bank upgraded ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Monday. Finally, DZ Bank lowered ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. Two equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ ASML traded up $2.79 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $960.59. The company had a trading volume of 1,279,099 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,713,214. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $977.48. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $377.92 billion, a PE ratio of 40.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.80. The stock's 50 day moving average is $762.69 and its 200-day moving average is $736.58.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its 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). 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced 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 represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. This is a boost 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 (DPR) is 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.