Strengthening Families & Communities LLC Has $2.16 Million Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Strengthening Families & Communities LLC lessened its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 2,696 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 106 shares during the quarter. ASML comprises 1.2% of Strengthening Families & Communities LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th biggest position. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $2,160,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 97.6% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 153,939 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $101,978,000 after purchasing an additional 76,023 shares during the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 12.3% in the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $266,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. Strategic Planning Group LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 12.5% in the second quarter. Strategic Planning Group LLC now owns 6,552 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,251,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in shares of ASML by 12.7% in the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,571,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 5.0% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 10,928 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $7,241,000 after acquiring an additional 519 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock opened at $936.19 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 stock has a fifty day moving average price of $834.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $762.09. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,059.00. The firm has a market capitalization of $368.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.87.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.01 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, 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. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ASML has been the subject of several research reports. DZ Bank reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, September 25th. Bank Degroof cut ASML to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Erste Group Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Morningstar cut ASML to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and issued a $935.00 target price on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,001.60.

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.