Circle Wealth Management LLC Reduces Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Circle Wealth Management LLC trimmed its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 18.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 480 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 107 shares during the period. Circle Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $318,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC grew its position in ASML by 322.2% during the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in ASML during the 1st quarter worth $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new position in ASML during the 1st quarter worth $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in ASML during the 1st quarter worth $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. purchased a new position in ASML during the 1st quarter worth $42,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $754.89 on Friday. 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 Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $922.13. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $754.78 and a 200 day moving average price of $726.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $296.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.76.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $4.01 EPS. The firm’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. Equities research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.17%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the topic of several research reports. Erste Group Bank reissued a “hold” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Barclays reissued an “equal weight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, New Street Research upgraded shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Company 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.