Freedom Day Solutions LLC Trims Stake in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Freedom Day Solutions LLC decreased its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 1.8% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 3,478 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 65 shares during the period. Freedom Day Solutions LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $2,787,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Putney Financial Group LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 322.2% in 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 during the last quarter. Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. PARK CIRCLE Co grew its stake in shares of ASML by 80.0% in the 2nd quarter. PARK CIRCLE Co now owns 45 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Trading Down 0.7%

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $980.54 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,059.00. The company has a market cap of $385.76 billion, a PE ratio of 40.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $829.12 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $760.64.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 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 company had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $4.01 EPS. 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 forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a $1.856 dividend. This is a boost 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on the company. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Arete Research upgraded shares of ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Morningstar lowered shares of ASML to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $964.60.

ASML 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.