ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Purchased by Geneos Wealth Management Inc.

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 20.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,191 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 1,415 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $7,930,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 6.3% in the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,244,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,401,304,000 after acquiring an additional 250,934 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its position in ASML by 114.3% during the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 329,878 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $264,333,000 after purchasing an additional 175,939 shares in the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in ASML by 32.4% in the second quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 413,280 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $331,198,000 after purchasing an additional 101,041 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in shares of ASML by 1,638.6% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 75,928 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $60,848,000 after buying an additional 80,863 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its stake in shares of ASML by 14.1% during the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 583,093 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $467,285,000 after buying an additional 72,164 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ASML News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sanford C. Bernstein upgraded ASML to a “buy”/Top Pick, citing unprecedented AI- and memory-chip demand for EUV systems — a core catalyst for higher orders and revenue visibility. MarketScreener
• Positive Sentiment: Barron’s highlights Bernstein naming ASML its top European chip pick and focuses on “unprecedented AI demand,” reinforcing the upgrade narrative and supporting upward momentum among institutional investors. Barron’s
• Positive Sentiment: MarketWatch reports ASML hit another record high after the analyst upgrade, a market reaction consistent with the broker call and stronger demand expectations. MarketWatch
• Positive Sentiment: Market commentary (Zacks/Yahoo/Investing) notes an ~8.8% intraday surge with above‑average volume and positive earnings estimate revisions — signals that analysts and quant flows may push near‑term upside. Zacks
• Neutral Sentiment: Social and aggregate-tracking sites (QuiverQuant) show heightened retail and social-media chatter, plus mixed recent institutional flows and updated analyst coverage — useful for sentiment and positioning but contains noise. QuiverQuant
• Neutral Sentiment: Feature pieces (e.g., Gizmodo) on ASML’s $400M EUV machines underscore the company’s technological moat and strategic importance to next‑gen chips — positive for long-term demand but not immediate earnings proof. Gizmodo

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,228.19 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $1,061.46 and its 200 day moving average price is $913.58. The company has a current ratio of 1.31, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $578.51 and a twelve month high of $1,237.86. The company has a market capitalization of $483.02 billion, a PE ratio of 49.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.74 and a beta of 1.86.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $6.41 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.27 by $0.14. ASML had a net margin of 27.08% and a return on equity of 47.74%. The company had revenue of $8.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.99 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $5.28 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 6th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 29th were paid a dividend of $1.857 per share. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.86. This represents a $7.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 29th. ASML’s payout ratio is 25.80%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on ASML shares. Bank Degroof cut shares of ASML to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on ASML from $1,092.00 to $1,331.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Erste Group Bank upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Redburn Partners set a $1,200.00 price target on ASML in a report on Friday, November 7th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,270.67.

ASML Company 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.