Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 10.3% in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 576 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the quarter. Beaumont Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $462,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its stake in ASML by 97.6% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC increased its stake 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 worth $266,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the period. Strategic Planning Group LLC increased its stake 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 worth $5,251,000 after acquiring an additional 730 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in shares of ASML by 12.7% in the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,571,000 after acquiring an additional 947 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake 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 worth $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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts recently issued reports on ASML shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Arete Research raised shares of ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 12th. New Street Research upgraded shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $806.00 price target for the company. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $951.52 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $777.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $743.24. The company has a market capitalization of $374.35 billion, a PE ratio of 39.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 1.80. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $977.48. 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 announced 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). The firm 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

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.