Vise Technologies Inc. increased its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML – Free Report) by 5.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,803 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 694 shares during the period. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $25,006,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Baron Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 333 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $662,000 after acquiring an additional 6 shares during the period. Whitener Capital Management Inc. increased its position in shares of ASML by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Whitener Capital Management Inc. now owns 218 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $434,000 after purchasing an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. Founders Financial Alliance LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 2.3% during the second quarter. Founders Financial Alliance LLC now owns 266 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $529,000 after buying an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of ASML by 22.6% during the first quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 7 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT boosted its position in ASML by 0.3% in the 1st quarter. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT now owns 2,232 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,948,000 after buying an additional 7 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
ASML has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, September 28th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of ASML from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $2,079.12.
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Key Headlines Impacting ASML
Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:
- Positive Sentiment: ASML remains a critical bottleneck in advanced-chip manufacturing. It is the only supplier of extreme-ultraviolet lithography systems, which are essential for leading-edge semiconductor production. That strategic position gives the company significant pricing power and exposure to long-term artificial-intelligence infrastructure investment. How ASML Gives the Netherlands a Strategic Advantage in Global AI
- Positive Sentiment: An analysis of Elon Musk’s increasingly vertically integrated businesses argues that ASML has “passed the Elon Test”: even Musk’s chip initiatives still depend on foundries such as TSMC, which in turn require ASML’s lithography technology. This reinforces the company’s long-term moat, although the article is promotional in nature. The Companies Elon Musk Tried to Kill and Couldn’t Are Your Biggest Opportunities
- Neutral Sentiment: Options-market activity has drawn attention to the possibility of a significant ASML move, but options positioning signals volatility rather than a definite fundamental direction. Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in ASML Holding Stock?
- Negative Sentiment: Intel’s roughly 25% selloff following weak fourth-quarter guidance, margin pressure, and a PC-market downturn raised concerns about broader semiconductor demand and potential delays or caution among chipmakers’ capital-spending plans. Although Intel reported progress in its 18A process, the sector read-through was negative for equipment suppliers. Silicon Shock: Intel’s 25% Valuation Reset
- Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns may also be weighing on ASML. Compared with Nvidia, ASML generates less revenue and has lower reported pretax margins, prompting investors to question how much AI upside is already reflected in its shares. ASML vs. Nvidia: Who Really Captures the AI Chip Boom?
ASML Price Performance
NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,565.90 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $603.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.55, a P/E/G ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.49. The business’s fifty day moving average is $1,704.71 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1,595.82. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $946.11 and a 1 year high of $1,999.96.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Sunday, September 27th. The semiconductor company reported $14.71 EPS for the quarter. ASML had a net margin of 34.10% and a return on equity of 64.24%. The firm had revenue of $13.27 billion for the quarter. On average, research analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 46.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
ASML Cuts Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 27th will be paid a dividend of $2.1077 per share. This is a drop from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.1507. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 27th. This represents a $8.43 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 17.55%.
ASML Company Profile
ASML Holding N.V. is a Netherlands-based technology company that develops and manufactures advanced lithography systems used by semiconductor manufacturers to produce integrated circuits. Its equipment helps customers transfer intricate circuit patterns onto silicon wafers, a critical step in the production of processors, memory chips and other semiconductor devices.
ASML’s product portfolio includes extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, which support the production of the most advanced chips, as well as deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems for a broad range of semiconductor applications.
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