ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Purchased by Somerville Kurt F

Somerville Kurt F increased its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,575 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. Somerville Kurt F’s holdings in ASML were worth $3,666,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC grew its holdings in 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 stake in ASML in the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new stake in ASML in the second quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the first quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC acquired a new stake in ASML in the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday. Erste Group Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. Mizuho upgraded ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $938.80.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,002.30 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $394.32 billion, a PE ratio of 41.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.87. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $818.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $757.31. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,059.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.81.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates 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 analysts’ expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $4.01 EPS. The business’s quarterly 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, equities research 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. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a dividend of $1.856 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 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.