The stock of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) last traded at $750.74, up 3.57% from the previous session.
Data from the available sources indicates that ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) is covered by 33 analysts. The consensus rating among analysts is ‘Overweight’. As we calculate the median target price by taking the range between a high of $855.00 and a low of $479.09, we find $763.50. Given the previous closing price of $724.86, this indicates a potential upside of 5.33 percent. ASML stock price is now 7.61% away from the 50-day moving average and 22.54% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $301.57B.
In total, 6 analysts have assigned it a hold rating, and 24 have given it a buy rating. Brokers who have rated the stock have averaged $732.02 as their price target over the next twelve months.
A total of 0.40% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.
There have been several recent changes in the stakes of large investors in ASML stock. A new stake in ASML Holding N.V. shares was purchased by CONSOLIDATED PRESS INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD during the first quarter worth $30,380,000. TWIN TREE MANAGEMENT, LP invested $28,709,000 in shares of ASML during the first quarter. In the first quarter, SQUAREPOINT OPS LLC acquired a new stake in ASML Holding N.V. valued at approximately $17,352,000. CHIRON INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC acquired a new stake in ASML for approximately $16,318,000. PICTET ASSET MANAGEMENT SA purchased a new stake in ASML valued at around $12,835,000 in the second quarter. In total, there are 1,278 active investors with 19.50% ownership of the company’s stock.
With an opening price of $741.17 on Thursday morning, ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) set off the trading day. During the past 12 months, ASML Holding N.V. has had a low of $363.15 and a high of $747.13. As of last week, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.00, a current ratio of 1.20, and a quick ratio of 0.80. According to the stock market information, the enterprise value for the company is $287.95B, which is based on a 39.60 price-to-earnings ratio, a 1.72 price-to-earnings-growth ratio, and a beta of 1.43. The fifty day moving average price for ASML is $699.98 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $614.24 for the stock.
The latest earnings results from ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) was released for Apr, 2023. According to the Semiconductor Equipment & Materials Company, earnings per share came in at $5.45, beating analysts’ expectations of $4.51 by 0.94. This compares to $1.94 EPS in the same period last year. The net profit margin was 28.20% and return on equity was 80.50% for ASML. The company reported revenue of $7.24 billion for the quarter, compared to $3.97 billion a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue rose 82.57 percent. For the current quarter, analysts expect ASML to generate $7.36B in revenue.
Moreover, the firm recently paid out its quarterly dividend on 05/10/2023. Investors who held shares on 05/02/2023 were paid a $1.8386355 dividend. On an annualized basis, this represents a $9.96 dividend and a 1.33% percent yield. There was an ex-dividend date of 05/01/2023 for this dividend. In terms of dividend payout ratio, ASML is presently at 41.00%.
ASML Holding N.V.(ASML) Company Profile
ASML Holding N.V. develops, produces, markets, sells, and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems consisting of lithography, metrology, and inspection systems for memory and logic chipmakers. The company 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. It also offers metrology and inspection systems, including YieldStar optical metrology solutions to assess the quality of patterns on the wafers; and HMI e-beam solutions to locate and analyze individual chip defects. In addition, the company provides computational lithography and lithography process and control software solutions; and refurbishes and upgrades older lithography systems, as well as offers customer support and associated services. It operates in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, China, rest of Asia, the Netherlands, rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the United States. The company was formerly known as ASM Lithography Holding N.V. and changed its name to ASML Holding N.V. in 2001. ASML Holding N.V. was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Veldhoven, the Netherlands.
