WPG Advisers LLC Takes $107,000 Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 161 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $107,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 12.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $266,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers grew its position in ASML by 12.7% during the 1st quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,571,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in ASML by 1.6% during the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,478 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,304,000 after acquiring an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Lyell Wealth Management LP grew its position in ASML by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. Lyell Wealth Management LP now owns 19,483 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $12,910,000 after acquiring an additional 459 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its position in ASML by 2.3% during the 1st quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,418 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $22,806,000 after acquiring an additional 763 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. 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. Jefferies Financial Group lowered ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Barclays restated an “equal weight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Finally, DZ Bank lowered ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $742.62 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $292.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.76. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $914.53. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $754.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $726.63. 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 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. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current 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 paid a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.21%.

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.