ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) Stock Price Up 1.7% Following Analyst Upgrade

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) rose 1.7% on Monday after UBS Group upgraded the stock from a neutral rating to a buy rating. The stock traded as high as $793.55 and last traded at $794.79. Approximately 396,603 shares were traded during mid-day trading, a decline of 77% from the average daily volume of 1,700,268 shares. The stock had previously closed at $781.70.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. DZ Bank lowered ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 16th. New Street Research upgraded ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered shares of ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Barclays reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $923.80.

Institutional Trading of ASML

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML by 6.3% during the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,244,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,401,304,000 after purchasing an additional 250,934 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 70,115.5% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $9,282,120,000 after purchasing an additional 1,398,805 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in ASML by 26.5% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 952,385 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $631,079,000 after buying an additional 199,740 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of ASML by 0.8% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 905,708 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $600,175,000 after buying an additional 7,164 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of ASML by 5.2% during the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 763,590 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $611,933,000 after buying an additional 37,994 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Price Performance

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 company has a market cap of $316.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.80. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $749.30 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $727.07.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The company’s revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 EPS for the current fiscal 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 dividend of $1.856 per share. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.9%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is currently 26.21%.

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.