Stiles Financial Services Inc Buys 217 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Stiles Financial Services Inc raised its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,845 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 217 shares during the quarter. ASML accounts for about 1.6% of Stiles Financial Services Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Stiles Financial Services Inc’s holdings in ASML were worth $4,696,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in ASML by 12.7% in the first quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 8,407 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,571,000 after buying an additional 947 shares during the period. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new position in ASML in the first quarter valued at about $70,000. UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in ASML by 12.2% in the first quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 304 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $201,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 12.3% in the first quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 402 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $266,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 6.0% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,114 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,401,000 after buying an additional 119 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Morningstar downgraded ASML to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, September 18th. New Street Research restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley upgraded ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Erste Group Bank upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $964.60.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $980.54 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $829.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $760.64. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $1,059.00. 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 $385.76 billion, a PE ratio of 40.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.87.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $4.01 earnings per share. The business’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. Analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th were given a $1.856 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 dividend yield of 0.8%. ASML’s payout ratio is 26.21%.

ASML Company 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.