Guggenheim Capital LLC Has $14.48 Million Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML
Guggenheim Capital LLC reduced its stake in ASML Holding N.V. by 18.6% in Q1, now holding 21,854 shares valued at $14.48 million. Other investors, including CreativeOne Wealth LLC and Ieq Capital LLC, also adjusted their positions. ASML's stock has seen mixed analyst ratings, with a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a price target of $923.80. The company reported Q2 earnings of $4.55 per share, missing estimates, but revenue increased 23.2% year-over-year. ASML recently raised its quarterly dividend to $1.856, reflecting a 1.0% yield.
Guggenheim Capital LLC lessened its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 18.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 21,854 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 4,993 shares during the period. Guggenheim Capital LLC's holdings in ASML were worth $14,481,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
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Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in ASML. CreativeOne Wealth LLC boosted its position in ASML by 75.5% in the first quarter. CreativeOne Wealth LLC now owns 2,663 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $1,765,000 after buying an additional 1,146 shares in the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 11.6% in the first quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 5,175 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $3,429,000 after acquiring an additional 536 shares during the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 5,061 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,354,000 after acquiring an additional 51 shares in the last quarter. Aristides Capital LLC grew its position in ASML by 134.7% during the 1st quarter. Aristides Capital LLC now owns 5,633 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $3,733,000 after acquiring an additional 3,233 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Hawaii bought a new stake in ASML during the 1st quarter worth approximately $282,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
ASML has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. DZ Bank lowered ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 16th. New Street Research raised shares of ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Barclays restated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.
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ASML Stock Up 0.9%
Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $770.00 on Thursday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $914.53. The firm's 50-day moving average is $754.59 and its 200-day moving average is $726.57. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $302.93 billion, a PE ratio of 32.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.55 and a beta of 1.76.
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ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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). ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The business had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.01 earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue 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 expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current year.
ASML Increases Dividend
The business also recently declared 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 was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is an increase from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's dividend payout ratio is 26.21%.
About ASML
(Free Report)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.
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