ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Sold by Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc.

Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc. reduced its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 27,826 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 300 shares during the quarter. ASML makes up approximately 1.4% of Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest holding. Guyasuta Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $22,299,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Putney Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 322.2% in the first quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter valued at about $27,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the second quarter valued at about $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the first quarter valued at about $35,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of a number of research reports. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Erste Group Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $806.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, DZ Bank reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML Stock Up 0.2%

ASML stock opened at $951.52 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $374.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.80. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $977.48. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $777.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $743.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21.

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

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) 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.