ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Acquired by DAVENPORT & Co LLC

DAVENPORT & Co LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 3.9% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,406 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 203 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $4,332,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Putney Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 322.2% in the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in ASML in the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at $35,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently issued reports on ASML shares. Mizuho upgraded ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, September 29th. New Street Research reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Arete Research raised shares of ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $938.80.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,002.30 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $1,059.00. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $818.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $757.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $394.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.83, a PEG ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.87.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued 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). ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.01 EPS. The business’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. Equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed 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 0.7%. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.