ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Purchased by Investment Partners LTD.

Investment Partners LTD. boosted its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 97.3% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,999 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the period. Investment Partners LTD.’s holdings in ASML were worth $3,623,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Blue Fin Capital Inc. increased its stake in ASML by 11.8% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Fin Capital Inc. now owns 675 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,223,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the period. MGO One Seven LLC boosted its position in ASML by 28.8% in the 3rd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 2,906 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $5,266,000 after buying an additional 649 shares during the period. Curtis Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 2.8% in the third quarter. Curtis Advisory Group LLC now owns 740 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,341,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 4.9% in the third quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,071 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,752,000 after acquiring an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC increased its position in shares of ASML by 641.2% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 9,606 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $17,403,000 after acquiring an additional 8,310 shares during the period. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ASML remains a critical bottleneck in advanced-chip manufacturing. It is the only supplier of extreme-ultraviolet lithography systems, which are essential for leading-edge semiconductor production. That strategic position gives the company significant pricing power and exposure to long-term artificial-intelligence infrastructure investment. How ASML Gives the Netherlands a Strategic Advantage in Global AI
• Positive Sentiment: An analysis of Elon Musk’s increasingly vertically integrated businesses argues that ASML has “passed the Elon Test”: even Musk’s chip initiatives still depend on foundries such as TSMC, which in turn require ASML’s lithography technology. This reinforces the company’s long-term moat, although the article is promotional in nature. The Companies Elon Musk Tried to Kill and Couldn’t Are Your Biggest Opportunities
• Neutral Sentiment: Options-market activity has drawn attention to the possibility of a significant ASML move, but options positioning signals volatility rather than a definite fundamental direction. Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in ASML Holding Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s roughly 25% selloff following weak fourth-quarter guidance, margin pressure, and a PC-market downturn raised concerns about broader semiconductor demand and potential delays or caution among chipmakers’ capital-spending plans. Although Intel reported progress in its 18A process, the sector read-through was negative for equipment suppliers. Silicon Shock: Intel’s 25% Valuation Reset
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns may also be weighing on ASML. Compared with Nvidia, ASML generates less revenue and has lower reported pretax margins, prompting investors to question how much AI upside is already reflected in its shares. ASML vs. Nvidia: Who Really Captures the AI Chip Boom?

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $1,565.90 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $946.11 and a 12 month high of $1,999.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $603.53 billion, a PE ratio of 38.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.77. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $1,704.71 and its 200 day moving average price is $1,595.82.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Sunday, September 27th. The semiconductor company reported $14.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 64.24% and a net margin of 34.10%. The company had revenue of $13.27 billion during the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 46.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 27th will be paid a $2.1077 dividend. This is a decrease from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.1507. This represents a $8.43 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 27th. ASML’s payout ratio is currently 17.55%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the topic of several analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 17th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, September 14th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on ASML from $1,971.00 to $2,623.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $2,079.12.

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.