Ritholtz Wealth Management Boosts Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 13.1% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,134 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 593 shares during the quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in ASML were worth $4,970,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 6.3% during the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,244,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,401,304,000 after buying an additional 250,934 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in ASML by 5.2% in the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 763,590 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $611,933,000 after purchasing an additional 37,994 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA grew its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 72,164 shares during the period. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its position in shares of ASML by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 448,798 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $359,662,000 after purchasing an additional 8,070 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in ASML by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 433,558 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $347,445,000 after buying an additional 2,837 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on ASML. KGI Securities set a $1,415.00 price objective on shares of ASML and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Bank of America increased their target price on ASML from $1,092.00 to $1,331.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Weiss Ratings lowered ASML from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday. Finally, Barclays reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,392.75.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $1,358.57 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.31 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $534.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.29, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.86. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $1,101.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $941.75. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,375.37.

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

Key Stories Impacting ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s $52–$56B 2026 capex guidance creates near‑term, essentially guaranteed equipment orders for suppliers like ASML — the MarketBeat piece outlines why ASML (sole supplier of EUV) should benefit from that spending surge. The $56 Billion Draft: Follow TSMC’s CapEx Stream
• Positive Sentiment: Major outlets and analysts are pricing in the tailwind: CNBC notes ASML hit record highs after TSMC’s earnings and says ASML is uniquely positioned as the only supplier of machines needed for cutting‑edge AI chips. ASML hits record high on AI boost — and analysts see plenty of room to run
• Positive Sentiment: Technical roadmap: Zacks reports ASML is pushing High‑NA EUV into production, a manufacturing leap that supports sub‑2nm logic and DRAM — adoption would sustain multi‑year EUV demand. ASML Pushes High-NA EUV Forward
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and bank coverage is supportive: Royal Bank of Canada started coverage with an “outperform” and $1,550 target, and JPMorgan‑referencing coverage forecasts strong price appreciation — both reinforce bullish sentiment. RBC coverage (read more) JPMorgan forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Industry analyses emphasize TSMC’s spending is a bigger win for ASML than peers because EUV machines are non‑substitutable and required for advanced nodes — investing.com explains the asymmetric benefit to ASML’s orderbook. Why TSMC’s capex upgrade is a bigger win for ASML than peers?
• Positive Sentiment: Competitive moat reminder: Digitimes reports ASML’s CEO saying China’s EUV capability lags by many generations — a reminder that ASML’s EUV monopoly and technological lead limit near‑term competitive risk. ASML CEO claims China’s EUV lags
• Neutral Sentiment: Some broker actions are mixed: UBS reaffirmed its buy, while Jefferies and Barclays reiterated neutral ratings — these keep sentiment constructive but show not all firms are upgrading aggressively. UBS buy reaffirmed Jefferies neutral

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.