Slow Capital Inc. Sells 27 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Slow Capital Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 0.6% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 27 shares during the period. Slow Capital Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $3,542,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Putney Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 322.2% during 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 during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new position in ASML in the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new position in ASML during the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new stake in ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $35,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Erste Group Bank upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Arete Research raised shares of ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, New Street Research reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $938.80.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,043.30 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $812.40 and a 200-day moving average of $755.60. The stock has a market cap of $410.46 billion, a PE ratio of 43.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.87. 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 fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,059.00.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.01 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue 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 research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current 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 is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is 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.