YHB Investment Advisors Inc. Buys New Shares in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Key Points

• YHB Investment Advisors Inc. has acquired a new stake in ASML Holding N.V. by purchasing 1,231 shares valued at approximately $987,000 during the second quarter.
• Several institutional investors have also increased their stakes in ASML, with institutional and hedge fund ownership now at 26.07%.
• Research firms have upgraded ASML's stock ratings, with Wells Fargo setting a new price target of $890 and a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" across analysts.

YHB Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 1,231 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $987,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 97.6% in the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 153,939 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $101,978,000 after purchasing an additional 76,023 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 12.3% during the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $266,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 12.7% in the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $5,571,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 5.0% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,928 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $7,241,000 after buying an additional 519 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 3.9% during the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 35,777 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $28,425,000 after buying an additional 1,359 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ASML. UBS Group upgraded shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Barclays reiterated a "neutral" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday. Morningstar downgraded ASML to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Arete Research upgraded ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Price Performance

ASML traded up $24.75 during trading on Monday, reaching $956.90. 1,392,273 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,712,817. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $964.54. The company has a market capitalization of $376.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.95, a P/E/G ratio of 1.57 and a beta of 1.80. The business's 50 day moving average price is $759.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $735.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a dividend of $1.856 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. 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. ASML's dividend payout ratio is currently 26.17%.

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.