DAVENPORT & Co LLC Increases Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

DAVENPORT & Co LLC lifted its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,406 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 203 shares during the quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $4,332,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ASML. Putney Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. DZ Bank reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Morningstar lowered ASML to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Morgan Stanley raised ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. New Street Research reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASML has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $938.80.

ASML Trading Down 3.9%

Shares of ASML opened at $1,002.30 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $818.08 and a two-hundred day moving average of $757.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43. The company has a market capitalization of $394.32 billion, a PE ratio of 41.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.87. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,059.00.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The company’s revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a dividend of $1.856 per share. 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. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML’s payout ratio is currently 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.