McGuire Investment Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML – Free Report) by 4.2% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 15,083 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 613 shares during the period. ASML comprises approximately 2.5% of McGuire Investment Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. McGuire Investment Group LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $27,325,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 31.7% during the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,459,420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,892,869,000 after acquiring an additional 592,125 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. lifted its position in shares of ASML by 4.9% in the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,282,190 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,550,840,000 after acquiring an additional 59,888 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 6.3% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,641,565 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,168,227,000 after acquiring an additional 96,860 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 1.2% in the first quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,560,256 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,060,833,000 after acquiring an additional 19,051 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 1.8% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,033,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,364,963,000 after acquiring an additional 18,768 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.
ASML Stock Up 0.7%
Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $1,571.80 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $605.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.70, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.77. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $946.11 and a 12-month high of $1,999.96. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $1,720.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $1,681.28. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results 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 company had revenue of $13.27 billion for the quarter. Sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 46.03 EPS for the current year.
ASML Cuts Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 27th will be given a $2.1077 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 27th. This is a negative change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.1507. This represents a $8.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.90%.
More ASML News
Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Polen Capital highlighted ASML as a beneficiary of accelerating demand for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The investment manager views the company as positioned to benefit from AI-related growth rather than face disruption from it. ASML Benefits From Demand for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Positive Sentiment: ASML remains the sole commercial supplier of EUV lithography systems used to produce leading-edge chips. Commentary suggests its technology, supplier network, and high switching costs create a durable competitive advantage, while projected 2026 revenue is already approaching the lower end of its previous 2030 outlook. ASML: The AI Bottleneck That Could Be Bigger Than Investors Expect
- Positive Sentiment: Reports that ASML’s EUV systems are sold out through 2028 reinforce strong order visibility and suggest AI chip demand continues to exceed available manufacturing capacity. Analysts also argue that Chinese competitors have not yet eroded ASML’s core EUV monopoly. Chinese Competitors Aren’t Eroding ASML’s EUV Core Monopoly
- Neutral Sentiment: Discussion of a potential stock split could make ASML shares more accessible to a broader investor base, but no split has been announced and the issue has no direct near-term earnings impact. Stock-Split Watch: Is ASML Next?
- Negative Sentiment: A Chinese state-owned company reportedly began mass-producing mid-tier lithography equipment, raising a longer-term threat to ASML’s China revenue and potentially shortening the timeline for regional competition. The risk appears more relevant to mature-node tools than ASML’s EUV franchise. China’s Mid-Tier Emergence Threatens ASML
- Negative Sentiment: A supply warning from Lam Research pressured the broader semiconductor-equipment group, with concerns that equipment constraints could limit industry growth and near-term outlooks. That read-through weighed on ASML despite its stronger structural demand story. Supply Constraints Pressure Chip Equipment Stocks
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ASML shares. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, September 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded ASML from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Friday, October 16th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $2,079.12.
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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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