Commonwealth Financial Services LLC Boosts Stock Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Commonwealth Financial Services LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 13.5% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 453 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 54 shares during the period. Commonwealth Financial Services LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $363,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Putney Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML by 322.2% during the 1st 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 ASML in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Maseco LLP purchased a new position in ASML in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC lifted its holdings in ASML by 147.1% in the 2nd quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday. Hsbc Global Res raised ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Friday. Finally, Morningstar cut ASML to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,001.60.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $936.19 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $1,059.00. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $834.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $762.48. The company has a market cap of $368.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.07, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.87.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.01 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

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.