Ramirez Asset Management Inc. Decreases Stake in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Ramirez Asset Management Inc. lowered its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 15.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 225 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 40 shares during the quarter. Ramirez Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $180,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ASML. Putney Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 29 shares during the period. Maseco LLP purchased a new position in ASML in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. PARK CIRCLE Co boosted its holdings in ASML by 80.0% in the 2nd quarter. PARK CIRCLE Co now owns 45 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the period. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock opened at $980.54 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm has a market cap of $385.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.87. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $1,059.00. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $829.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $760.64.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a dividend of $1.856 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.21%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on ASML. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley upgraded ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Mizuho upgraded ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. New Street Research restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday. Finally, 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 research report on Monday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given 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 price target of $964.60.

ASML 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.