ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Position Lifted by Clean Yield Group

Clean Yield Group lifted its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 7.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 9,291 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 615 shares during the quarter. ASML comprises 2.8% of Clean Yield Group’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Clean Yield Group’s holdings in ASML were worth $9,940,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Liberty Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Liberty Capital Management Inc. now owns 3,870 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,140,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the period. CWM LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. CWM LLC now owns 4,556 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,875,000 after purchasing an additional 341 shares during the last quarter. Equity Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Equity Wealth Partners LLC now owns 276 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $295,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. PFG Investments LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 2,884 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,085,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp increased its position in shares of ASML by 188.1% during the 4th quarter. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp now owns 3,025 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,236,000 after purchasing an additional 1,975 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on ASML from $1,550.00 to $1,625.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Santander downgraded ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on ASML to $1,971.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 26th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, February 25th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,482.50.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,481.77 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $582.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $1,396.01 and a two-hundred day moving average of $1,214.50. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $614.06 and a 1-year high of $1,547.22.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 27th will be given a $3.1771 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. This represents a $12.71 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.88. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.10%.

Key Stories Impacting ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Raised full‑year guidance and strong Q1 profit — ASML reported €8.8B in Q1 sales, €2.8B net income (and an EPS beat) and narrowed/raised 2026 net‑sales guidance to €36–€40B, supporting the long‑term AI/memory equipment cycle. ASML reports €8.8 billion total net sales and €2.8 billion net income in Q1 2026
• Positive Sentiment: AI and memory demand remain the structural driver — management and analysts highlight accelerating orders from memory and logic customers (TSMC, Samsung, SK Hynix, Micron) and expect EUV systems to be a growing, higher‑margin mix (company targeting at least ~80 low‑NA/EUV units by 2027). ASML narrows 2026 sales outlook … targets at least 80 low‑NA EUV units
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support remains strong — multiple firms reaffirmed buy/overweight ratings after the results (Goldman Sachs, Barclays, UBS, JPMorgan), which limits downside from sell‑side repositioning. Goldman Sachs reaffirms buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Revenue vs. consensus mixed — Q1 revenue (~$10.07B) rose year‑over‑year but came in slightly below some consensus estimates despite the EPS beat, producing a muted market reaction. Q1 earnings and press release
• Neutral Sentiment: Regional shift in demand — South Korea overtook China as ASML’s largest market last quarter, reflecting changing end‑customer capex patterns rather than a company‑level problem. South Korea overtook China as ASML’s largest market
• Negative Sentiment: Softer near‑term margin and shipment guidance — ASML guided Q2 gross margin to ~51%–52% (down vs Q1) and reported a sequential drop in system shipments (67 in Q1 vs 94 in Q4), raising concerns about near‑term cadence and margin pressure. QuiverQuant margin and shipment analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Export‑control uncertainty and China exposure — Management flagged outcomes could vary with ongoing export‑control discussions, keeping a cloud over future China sales and timing of shipments. Reuters: ASML lifts 2026 outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: buy‑the‑rumor/sell‑the‑news and reporting changes — Some investors sold into the beat‑and‑raise after pre‑earnings run‑up, and changes in how ASML reports near‑term metrics added to short‑term volatility. Buy the rumor, sell the news analysis

ASML Profile

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) is a Dutch company that develops, manufactures and services advanced photolithography systems used to produce semiconductor chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, ASML supplies capital equipment and associated software and services that enable semiconductor manufacturers to pattern the intricate circuits on silicon wafers. The company is widely recognized for its leadership in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography as well as its deep ultraviolet (DUV) platforms used across multiple process nodes.

ASML’s product portfolio includes EUV and DUV lithography machines, light sources, imaging optics and control software, together with spare parts, upgrades and field services.