ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Holdings Trimmed by PDS Planning Inc

PDS Planning Inc lowered its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,576 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 17 shares during the quarter. PDS Planning Inc’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,263,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 322.2% in the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new position in ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Maseco LLP bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the 2nd quarter worth $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 147.1% during the 2nd quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on ASML from $957.00 to $1,175.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. New Street Research restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, October 6th. DZ Bank reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $935.00 target price on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,001.60.

ASML Trading Down 4.5%

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $936.19 on Friday. 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 stock has a market cap of $368.18 billion, a PE ratio of 39.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.87. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $834.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $762.09. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,059.00.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly 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). ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share. The business’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 forecast 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. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend 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.