ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Bought by Griffin Asset Management Inc.

Griffin Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASMLFree Report) by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 21,191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 725 shares during the quarter. ASML comprises 2.0% of Griffin Asset Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Griffin Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $16,982,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Putney Financial Group LLC increased its stake in ASML by 322.2% during the first quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in ASML during the first quarter worth $27,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in ASML during the second quarter worth $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new stake in ASML during the first quarter worth $33,000. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC increased its stake in ASML by 147.1% during the second quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently commented on ASML. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Morgan Stanley upgraded ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. New Street Research restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Susquehanna raised their price target on ASML from $965.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,001.60.

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ASML Trading Down 4.5%

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $936.19 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $368.18 billion, a PE ratio of 39.07, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.87. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $834.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $762.98. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $1,059.00. 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 (NASDAQ:ASMLGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $8.94 billion during 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.21%.

ASML Company Profile

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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.

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