ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Sold by Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC

Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC cut its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 15,719 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 276 shares during the period. Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $12,597,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 322.2% in the first quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. PARK CIRCLE Co lifted its position in ASML by 80.0% during the second quarter. PARK CIRCLE Co now owns 45 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in ASML during the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Trading Down 1.4%

ASML opened at $987.81 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $388.62 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.23, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.87. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $823.41 and its 200-day moving average is $758.90. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,059.00. 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 posted 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). The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal 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 paid a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have weighed in on ASML shares. Morningstar cut shares of ASML to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Mizuho raised shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised shares of ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $938.80.

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.