The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company reduced its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML – Free Report) by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 42,692 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 4,039 shares during the quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company’s holdings in ASML were worth $84,915,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the fourth quarter worth about $26,000. NBH Bank acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. Binnacle Investments Inc boosted its position in shares of ASML by 78.9% in the 2nd quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 34 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares during the period. Resources Management Corp CT ADV grew its stake in ASML by 1,150.0% during the 4th quarter. Resources Management Corp CT ADV now owns 25 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 23 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Field & Main Bank purchased a new position in ASML during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. 26.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on ASML shares. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, July 17th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their target price on shares of ASML from $1,700.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of ASML from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, July 17th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,970.33.
ASML Stock Up 0.6%
ASML opened at $1,698.30 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $806.30 and a 52 week high of $1,999.96. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $1,737.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1,610.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The company has a market cap of $667.91 billion, a PE ratio of 52.84, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.79.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Sunday, June 28th. The semiconductor company reported $8.65 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $10.62 billion for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 52.71% and a net margin of 30.11%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 44.99 EPS for the current year.
ASML Cuts Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 28th were paid a $2.1507 dividend. This represents a $8.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 28th. ASML’s payout ratio is currently 22.59%.
Trending Headlines about ASML
Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AI-driven demand for logic chips, high-bandwidth memory and advanced DRAM is expected to support ASML’s 2026 growth. Global wafer-fabrication-equipment spending is projected to rise 16.9% to $135.2 billion, with memory equipment spending growing faster than the overall market. 3 Chip Equipment Stocks Set to Win the Memory Boom
- Positive Sentiment: ASML is deepening High-NA EUV relationships with Samsung and Intel, potentially strengthening its long-term order pipeline as customers qualify the technology for advanced production. ASML Expands High-NA Ties With Samsung and Intel as AI Demand Builds
- Positive Sentiment: A collaboration with TSMC aims to develop 12-inch High-NA EUV photomasks, with a potential 40% productivity improvement, lower chipmaking costs and fewer stitching constraints. ASML, TSMC Target 40% High-NA Productivity Gain
- Neutral Sentiment: ASML’s monopoly in extreme-ultraviolet lithography underscores its strategic importance to the semiconductor industry, but this is established business context rather than a new catalyst. What is ASML?
- Neutral Sentiment: Reported short interest was zero shares, providing no meaningful evidence of bearish positioning or short-covering pressure.
- Negative Sentiment: Analysts caution that ASML’s premium valuation leaves limited room for execution or demand disappointments. Broader High-NA adoption depends on customer qualification and manufacturing decisions, while the TSMC productivity initiative may not be realized until 2033. Should Investors Buy ASML as AI Growth Meets a Premium Valuation?
About ASML
ASML Holding N.V. is a Netherlands-based technology company that develops and manufactures lithography systems used by semiconductor manufacturers to produce integrated circuits. Its equipment uses light to project intricate circuit patterns onto silicon wafers, an essential step in the production of chips for computers, smartphones, automobiles, data centers and other electronic devices.
The company’s product portfolio includes extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems and advanced metrology and inspection technologies.
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