Focus Partners Wealth Boosts Stock Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 13.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 92,784 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 11,073 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth’s holdings in ASML were worth $61,482,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC grew its position in ASML by 322.2% during the first quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter worth $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new stake in ASML in the first quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. purchased a new stake in ASML during the first quarter valued at about $42,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Trading Down 1.5%

ASML opened at $793.14 on Thursday. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $873.65. 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 business has a 50 day simple moving average of $749.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $727.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $312.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.10, a PEG ratio of 1.82 and a beta of 1.80.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.ASML’s quarterly revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders 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 yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently commented on ASML shares. Erste Group Bank reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $806.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group upgraded ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, DZ Bank downgraded shares of ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $923.80.

About ASML

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.