PDS Planning Inc Has $1.26 Million Stock Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

PDS Planning Inc decreased its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,576 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 17 shares during the quarter. PDS Planning Inc’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,263,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC lifted its position 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 worth $25,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth about $27,000. Maseco LLP bought a new position in shares of ASML in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 147.1% in the 2nd quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on the company. Erste Group Bank upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. DZ Bank reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, September 30th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their target price on shares of ASML from $965.00 to $1,150.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,001.60.

ASML Stock Down 4.5%

Shares of ASML opened at $936.19 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $834.05 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $762.09. The stock has a market cap of $368.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.66 and a beta of 1.87. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $578.51 and a 12 month high of $1,059.00.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The company had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $4.01 earnings per share. The company’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 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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a $1.856 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 26.21%.

ASML Profile

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.