Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC Reduces Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC trimmed its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 5.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 18,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 997 shares during the quarter. Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $14,642,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ASML. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter worth about $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its stake in ASML by 101.0% during the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $484,562,000 after purchasing an additional 367,505 shares in the last quarter. Amundi increased its stake in ASML by 91.6% during the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 642,498 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $403,215,000 after purchasing an additional 307,214 shares in the last quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. increased its stake in ASML by 61.0% during the 1st quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $469,183,000 after purchasing an additional 268,172 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its stake in ASML by 26.5% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $631,079,000 after purchasing an additional 199,740 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ASML Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of ASML opened at $980.54 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $829.12 and its 200 day moving average is $760.64. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,059.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $385.76 billion, a PE ratio of 40.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly 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 return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $4.01 EPS. The company’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 expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company 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 0.8%. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on the stock. Mizuho upgraded shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Arete Research raised shares of ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday. Finally, DZ Bank reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $964.60.

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.