Clarendon Private LLC Has $403,000 Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Clarendon Private LLC increased its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 9.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 503 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Clarendon Private LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $403,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Putney Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in 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 position in ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Maseco LLP acquired a new position in ASML in the second quarter worth approximately $32,000. Knuff & Co LLC acquired a new position in ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Costello Asset Management INC increased its holdings in ASML by 147.1% in the second quarter. Costello Asset Management INC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Down 4.5%

ASML opened at $936.19 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,059.00. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. The stock has a market capitalization of $368.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.87. The business has a 50 day moving average of $834.05 and a 200-day moving average of $762.48.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted 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 business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.01 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current 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. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 26.21%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on ASML from $957.00 to $1,175.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Erste Group Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. New Street Research reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, October 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Friday. Finally, Morningstar cut ASML to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, September 18th. Two equities 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,001.60.

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.