Regency Capital Management Inc. DE Reduces Stake in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Regency Capital Management Inc. DE cut its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 7.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 4,940 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 398 shares during the quarter. ASML accounts for about 2.1% of Regency Capital Management Inc. DE’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Regency Capital Management Inc. DE’s holdings in ASML were worth $3,959,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its position in ASML by 4.3% during the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 317 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $254,000 after purchasing an additional 13 shares during the period. Rossmore Private Capital lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 4,347 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,880,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the period. Baring Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 510 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $409,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the period. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 2.6% in the first quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 602 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $399,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 15.2% during the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 114 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $76,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML opened at $1,043.30 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $410.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.54, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.87. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $812.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $755.60. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,059.00.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released 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 company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $4.01 EPS. The firm’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. Equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share 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 0.7%. 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%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have commented on ASML shares. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Morningstar cut shares of ASML to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Finally, Arete Research upgraded ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $938.80.

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.