Bard Financial Services Inc. Raises Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Bard Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,390 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 55 shares during the quarter. Bard Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,114,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 70,115.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $9,282,120,000 after buying an additional 1,398,805 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. acquired a new position in ASML during the first quarter worth approximately $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in ASML by 101.0% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $484,562,000 after purchasing an additional 367,505 shares during the period. Amundi raised its stake in ASML by 91.6% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 642,498 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $403,215,000 after purchasing an additional 307,214 shares during the period. Finally, First Manhattan CO. LLC. boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 61.0% in the 1st quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $469,183,000 after purchasing an additional 268,172 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $813.87 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $749.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $728.66. The company has a market capitalization of $320.19 billion, a PE ratio of 33.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.80. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $873.65. 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:ASML) last released its quarterly 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 return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.01 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue 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 fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were issued a $1.856 dividend. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.21%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently commented on ASML shares. New Street Research upgraded ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. UBS Group upgraded ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. DZ Bank lowered ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. 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 company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $923.80.

About ASML

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.