ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Purchased by Generate Investment Management Ltd

Generate Investment Management Ltd raised its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 68.8% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 13,500 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,500 shares during the quarter. Generate Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in ASML were worth $14,443,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Telos Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in ASML by 4.5% in the third quarter. Telos Capital Management Inc. now owns 10,850 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,504,000 after purchasing an additional 463 shares in the last quarter. Regents of The University of California bought a new position in ASML during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $413,335,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in ASML by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 990,816 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $959,180,000 after buying an additional 38,660 shares during the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $680,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of ASML by 34.5% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 15,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $15,086,000 after acquiring an additional 4,001 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stories Impacting ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sanford C. Bernstein raised its price target to $1,971 and reiterated a buy thesis, highlighting significant growth potential that implies material upside from current levels. ASML target lifted at Bernstein
• Positive Sentiment: ASML’s strategic deal with a major memory-chip customer (reported as an ~$8B arrangement) reinforces demand for its EUV tools tied to the multi-year AI-driven memory buildout. That deal is a near-term revenue/backlog catalyst and supports pricing leverage. ASML’s $8B Deal: More Than a Purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to name ASML a top pick as memory-chip makers upgrade equipment, underscoring durable end-market demand that could drive continued order flow and margin expansion. ASML Stock Called ‘Top Pick’
• Neutral Sentiment: Consensus analyst stance remains constructive (average “Moderate Buy”), reflecting mixed but generally positive analyst coverage. This supports medium-term confidence but leaves room for volatility. ASML Given Average Recommendation
• Negative Sentiment: Short-term pressure is coming from a group-wide retreat in chip-equipment names (Applied, KLA, Lam, etc.), which has pulled ASML down with the peer sell-off despite company-specific strengths. Which Chip Equipment Stock Now Offers the Smartest Dip Buy?
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market uncertainty — higher energy-driven inflation concerns and rate worries — is damping risk appetite this week and pressuring high-PE, growth-oriented names like ASML. MarketBeat Week in Review

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on ASML. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, January 12th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on shares of ASML from $1,450.00 to $1,650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Santander lowered shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,482.50.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML opened at $1,302.47 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $1,398.94 and a 200-day moving average of $1,167.42. The company has a market cap of $512.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 50.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 1.26. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $578.51 and a 1 year high of $1,547.22.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 27th will be paid a dividend of $3.1771 per share. This represents a $12.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.88. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.10%.

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.