Geneos Wealth Management Inc. Grows Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 27.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,978 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 423 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,311,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. 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 stake in ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new stake in ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in ASML during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Finally, Pinnacle Bancorp Inc. acquired a new stake in ASML during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML opened at $813.87 on Friday. 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 firm has a fifty day moving average price of $749.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $728.58. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $873.65. The stock has a market cap of $320.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.97, a P/E/G ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.80.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share (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 firm had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.01 earnings per share. The business’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 earnings per share for the current 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 paid a $1.856 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.21%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have commented on ASML. UBS Group upgraded shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. DZ Bank cut shares of ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Barclays restated an “equal weight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $806.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Erste Group Bank restated a “hold” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, July 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $923.80.

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.