Ascent Group LLC Decreases Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Ascent Group LLC lowered its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 61.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,951 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 3,081 shares during the period. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,564,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Putney Financial Group LLC increased its stake in ASML by 322.2% during the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, September 25th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Saturday, September 27th. Mizuho upgraded ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,032.22 on Monday. 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 company has a market cap 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. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $806.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $753.31. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,040.23.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted 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). The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.21%.

About ASML

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.