Shariaportfolio Inc. Takes $310,000 Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Shariaportfolio Inc. bought a new position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 387 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $310,000. ASML accounts for about 0.1% of Shariaportfolio Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 322.2% during the 1st 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 period. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise bought a new stake in ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Maseco LLP bought a new stake in ASML during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new stake in ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC bought a new stake in ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of ASML from $957.00 to $1,175.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday. Erste Group Bank raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, September 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $938.80.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,002.30 on Wednesday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,059.00. The stock has a market capitalization of $394.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a fifty day moving average of $818.08 and a 200-day moving average of $757.31. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.72 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $4.01 EPS. ASML’s revenue for the quarter 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 expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company 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 represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML’s dividend 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.