Cooper Financial Group Sells 685 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Cooper Financial Group trimmed its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 42.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 917 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 685 shares during the quarter. Cooper Financial Group’s holdings in ASML were worth $735,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of ASML. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in ASML by 4.3% in 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 in the last quarter. Rossmore Private Capital increased its stake in ASML by 0.3% in the first quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 4,347 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,880,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Baring Financial LLC increased its stake in ASML by 2.8% in the second quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 510 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $409,000 after purchasing an additional 14 shares in the last quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC increased its stake in ASML by 2.6% in the first quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 602 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $399,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its stake in ASML by 15.2% in the first quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 114 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Trading Up 3.6%

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,003.27 on Thursday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,005.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $793.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $748.90. The company has a market capitalization of $394.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.87, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.86.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $4.01 earnings per share. The company’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. Research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. 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 payout ratio is currently 26.21%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Erste Group Bank raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Company 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.