Wealth Management Partners LLC Acquires Shares of 1,925 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 purchased a new position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 1,925 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $1,511,000.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in ASML by 70,115.5% during the first 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 last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in ASML in the first quarter worth about $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of ASML by 101.0% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $484,562,000 after buying an additional 367,505 shares during the last quarter. Amundi increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 91.6% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 642,498 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $403,215,000 after acquiring an additional 307,214 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 61.0% during the first quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $469,183,000 after acquiring an additional 268,172 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.

ASML Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NASDAQ ASML traded up $4.35 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $932.15. 2,410,195 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,494,393. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month 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 stock has a 50-day moving average price of $759.67 and a 200 day moving average price of $735.00. The firm has a market cap of $366.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.90, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.80.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $4.01 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, 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 announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a $1.856 dividend. This is a boost 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 dividend yield of 0.8%. ASML's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.21%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on the company. UBS Group upgraded ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. DZ Bank downgraded ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Finally, Barclays reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus 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.