Meitav Investment House Ltd. Increases Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Meitav Investment House Ltd. grew its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 352.2% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 7,073 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,509 shares during the period. Meitav Investment House Ltd.’s holdings in ASML were worth $5,305,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings 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 position in shares of ASML in the first quarter worth $27,000. Maseco LLP purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the second quarter worth $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC bought a new stake in ASML during the first quarter valued at $33,000. Finally, Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new position in ASML during the first quarter worth about $35,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,043.30 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $812.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $755.60. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $1,059.00. The firm has a market cap of $410.46 billion, a PE ratio of 43.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.87. 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 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 the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.ASML’s quarterly revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 29th were paid a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 26.21%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on ASML shares. New Street Research reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, September 30th. Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed 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 issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $938.80.

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.