First Pacific Financial Trims Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

First Pacific Financial trimmed its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 7.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 907 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 75 shares during the period. First Pacific Financial’s holdings in ASML were worth $727,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 317 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $254,000 after acquiring an additional 13 shares during the last quarter. Rossmore Private Capital raised its position in ASML by 0.3% during the first quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 4,347 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,880,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Baring Financial LLC raised its position in ASML by 2.8% during the second quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 510 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $409,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC raised its position in ASML by 2.6% during the first quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 602 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $399,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its position in ASML by 15.2% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 114 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the subject of several recent research reports. Arete Research upgraded ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. Morningstar lowered shares of ASML to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. DZ Bank reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. UBS Group raised shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $968.09 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $380.87 billion, a PE ratio of 40.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.80. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $787.89 and its 200-day simple moving average is $747.14. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $977.48. 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) last released 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). The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The business’s revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. 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 EPS for the current fiscal 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 given a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.