Trust Co of Kansas Acquires 3,174 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Trust Co of Kansas boosted its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 70.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 7,654 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,174 shares during the quarter. ASML comprises 2.9% of Trust Co of Kansas’ holdings, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Trust Co of Kansas’ holdings in ASML were worth $6,134,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Putney Financial Group LLC grew 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 acquiring an additional 29 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in ASML in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in ASML in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on ASML. DZ Bank reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Mizuho raised ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday. New Street Research raised ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Morgan Stanley raised ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Morningstar cut ASML to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Stock Up 3.6%

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

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $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. Analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. 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.