Moody National Bank Trust Division Makes New $405,000 Investment in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Moody National Bank Trust Division bought a new stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 505 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $405,000.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Toronto Dominion Bank raised its position in shares of ASML by 82.9% in the fourth quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 2,954 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,047,000 after acquiring an additional 1,339 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at about $236,000. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 156.9% in the 4th quarter. Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 1,079 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $748,000 after purchasing an additional 659 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc. boosted its position in ASML by 17.0% during the fourth quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 2,802 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,942,000 after purchasing an additional 407 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio purchased a new position in ASML during the fourth quarter worth approximately $2,888,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on ASML. Barclays restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. New Street Research upgraded shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. UBS Group raised shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Erste Group Bank reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, ASML presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $923.80.

ASML Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of ASML stock opened at $932.15 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $938.68. The firm has a market cap of $366.73 billion, a PE ratio of 38.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.10 and a beta of 1.80. The company has a 50-day moving average of $759.67 and a two-hundred day moving average of $734.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.01 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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