Precision Wealth Strategies LLC Acquires Shares of 923 ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Precision Wealth Strategies LLC bought a new position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 923 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $740,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in ASML by 4.3% during the second quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 317 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $254,000 after buying an additional 13 shares during the period. Rossmore Private Capital raised its position in ASML by 0.3% in the first quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 4,347 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,880,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the period. Baring Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Baring Financial LLC now owns 510 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $409,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 602 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $399,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the period. Finally, Manchester Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML by 15.2% in the 1st quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 114 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $76,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on ASML. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday. New Street Research upgraded shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Mizuho upgraded shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Trading Up 3.6%

ASML stock opened at $1,003.27 on Thursday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $1,005.36. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $793.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $748.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81. The stock has a market cap of $394.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.87, a PEG ratio of 1.63 and a beta of 1.86.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its 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). The company 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 business’s revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced 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 an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.21%.

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.