ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twelve have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $923.80.

Several analysts have recently commented on ASML shares. New Street Research upgraded shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Arete Research upgraded shares of ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, September 12th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ASML

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 153.8% in the 2nd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 33 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc increased its holdings in ASML by 78.9% during the 2nd quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 34 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in ASML during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. 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 valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Washington Trust Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in ASML by 129.4% during the 2nd quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 39 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Up 2.7%

ASML stock opened at $1,030.17 on Friday. ASML has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $1,040.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $405.29 billion, a PE ratio of 43.00, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 1.87. 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 fifty day moving average of $799.72 and a 200-day moving average of $750.97.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its 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 return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%.The firm had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $4.01 EPS. The firm’s 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. As a group, analysts expect that ASML 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 issued a $1.856 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 29th. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. 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.