Yarbrough Capital LLC Boosts Stake in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• Yarbrough Capital LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 24.2% in Q2, now holding 7,556 shares valued at $6,055,000.
• ASML has received upgraded ratings from multiple brokerages, with UBS Group raising its rating from "neutral" to "buy".
• The company announced a quarterly dividend increase to $1.856 per share, with an annualized yield of 0.8%, highlighting a payout ratio of 26.21%.

Yarbrough Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 24.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,556 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after acquiring an additional 1,474 shares during the period. Yarbrough Capital LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $6,055,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 70,115.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $9,282,120,000 after buying an additional 1,398,805 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in ASML by 26.5% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $631,079,000 after acquiring an additional 199,740 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in ASML by 0.8% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 905,708 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $600,175,000 after acquiring an additional 7,164 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in shares of ASML by 101.0% in 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 increased its position in shares of ASML by 2.7% in 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 and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on ASML. UBS Group raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Morgan Stanley raised ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a report on Monday. DZ Bank lowered ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Morningstar cut ASML to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML opened at $963.51 on Wednesday. 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 firm's 50 day moving average is $765.50 and its 200-day moving average is $738.16. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $977.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $379.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.21, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 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 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during 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 quarter last year, the firm posted $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business 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. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend 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 payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

ASML Company 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.

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