Checchi Capital Advisers LLC Cuts Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Checchi Capital Advisers LLC decreased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,802 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 18 shares during the quarter. Checchi Capital Advisers LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,444,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ASML. Putney Financial Group LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 322.2% in the first quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter valued at $27,000. Maseco LLP purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the second quarter valued at $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter valued at $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,032.22 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $406.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.08, a P/E/G ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.87. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,040.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $806.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $753.18.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The business’s revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities 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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a $1.856 dividend. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.21%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Morningstar cut ASML to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Jefferies Financial Group cut ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday. Mizuho upgraded ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.