ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Stock Position Reduced by James Investment Research Inc.

James Investment Research Inc. reduced its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,811 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 452 shares during the period. ASML comprises about 1.1% of James Investment Research Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. James Investment Research Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $10,528,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of ASML. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 31.7% in the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,459,420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,892,869,000 after buying an additional 592,125 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership lifted its stake in ASML by 6.3% during the 1st 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 in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in ASML by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,560,256 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,060,833,000 after acquiring an additional 19,051 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. boosted its holdings in ASML by 4.9% during the 2nd 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 during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in ASML by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,033,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,364,963,000 after acquiring an additional 18,768 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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

ASML Trading Up 0.7%

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $1,571.80 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12-month low of $946.11 and a 12-month high of $1,999.96. The firm has a market cap of $605.80 billion, a PE ratio of 38.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $1,720.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $1,681.28.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Sunday, September 27th. The semiconductor company reported $14.71 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $13.27 billion for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 64.24% and a net margin of 34.10%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 46.03 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. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 27th will be given a dividend of $2.1077 per share. This is a drop from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.1507. This represents a $8.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 27th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.90%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the subject of several research reports. Argus set a $2,100.00 target price on ASML in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Zacks Research cut shares of ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $2,100.00 price objective on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, October 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,079.12.

About ASML

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.