Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC Has $2.18 Million Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 4.4% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,725 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $2,184,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Putney Financial Group LLC increased its position in ASML by 322.2% during the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. bought a new position in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $42,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on ASML shares. Barclays restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. DZ Bank cut ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. New Street Research upgraded ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Erste Group Bank reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $878.42 on Wednesday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $881.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $753.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $730.80. The company has a market cap of $345.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.66, a PEG ratio of 1.96 and a beta of 1.80.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS 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 analysts’ expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.01 EPS. ASML’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. Sell-side analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a $1.856 dividend. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. ASML’s payout ratio 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.