442 Shares in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Purchased by Global Assets Advisory LLC

Global Assets Advisory LLC purchased a new position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 442 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $349,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. UMB Bank n.a. boosted its holdings 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 during the last quarter. Rossmore Private Capital boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 0.3% in the first quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 4,347 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,880,000 after buying an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Baring Financial LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 2.8% during the second quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 510 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $409,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the period. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC raised its position in ASML by 2.6% during the first quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 602 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $399,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 15 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Saturday, September 27th. New Street Research reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $938.80.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML opened at $1,043.30 on Tuesday. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $1,059.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $410.46 billion, a PE ratio of 43.54, a PEG ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $812.40 and its 200 day moving average price is $755.60.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. ASML’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal 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 paid a $1.856 dividend. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.21%.

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.