Impact Investors Inc Raises Stock Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Impact Investors Inc boosted its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 14.7% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 876 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 112 shares during the quarter. Impact Investors Inc’s holdings in ASML were worth $702,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. purchased a new position in ASML during the first quarter worth about $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in ASML by 101.0% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $484,562,000 after purchasing an additional 367,505 shares during the period. Amundi raised its stake in shares of ASML by 91.6% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 642,498 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $403,215,000 after acquiring an additional 307,214 shares during the period. First Manhattan CO. LLC. raised its stake in shares of ASML by 61.0% in the 1st quarter. First Manhattan CO. LLC. now owns 708,062 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $469,183,000 after acquiring an additional 268,172 shares during the period. Finally, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of ASML by 26.5% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $631,079,000 after acquiring an additional 199,740 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,032.22 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $406.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.87. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $806.14 and a 200 day moving average price of $753.05. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,040.23.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The business 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 company’s revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. Equities research analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal 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 issued a dividend of $1.856 per share. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.7%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 26.21%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ASML shares. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. DZ Bank reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, September 25th. New Street Research raised shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised shares of ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $923.80.

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.