Griffin Asset Management Inc. Acquires 725 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Griffin Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 3.5% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 21,191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 725 shares during the period. ASML makes up about 2.0% of Griffin Asset Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. Griffin Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $16,982,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Putney Financial Group LLC raised its stake in ASML by 322.2% in the first 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 acquired a new stake in ASML in the first quarter valued at $27,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in ASML in the second quarter valued at $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the first quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC raised its stake in ASML by 147.1% in the second quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have recently commented on ASML. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Arete Research upgraded ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, September 12th. Erste Group Bank upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,001.60.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $936.19 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $368.18 billion, a PE ratio of 39.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.87. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,059.00. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $834.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $762.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share (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%. The business’s revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors 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 was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. ASML’s 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.