Optas LLC Acquires 59 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Optas LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 7.2% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 884 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 59 shares during the period. Optas LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $708,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Putney Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 322.2% during the first quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $27,000. PARK CIRCLE Co lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 80.0% during the 2nd quarter. PARK CIRCLE Co now owns 45 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC bought a new stake in ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ASML. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, September 25th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised shares of ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $938.80.

ASML Stock Down 1.4%

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $987.81 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $388.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 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 Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,059.00. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $823.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $758.90.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released 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 firm had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a $1.856 dividend. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.21%.

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.