Norris Perne & French LLP MI Makes New Investment in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Norris Perne & French LLP MI purchased a new position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $761,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 31.7% in the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,459,420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,892,869,000 after acquiring an additional 592,125 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings 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 grew 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 worth $2,060,833,000 after acquiring an additional 19,051 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. grew 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 worth $2,550,840,000 after acquiring an additional 59,888 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 18,768 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently commented on ASML shares. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on shares of ASML from $1,971.00 to $2,623.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Zacks Research lowered shares of ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of ASML from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $2,079.12.

ASML Trading Up 0.7%

ASML opened at $1,571.80 on Friday. 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 firm has a market cap of $605.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.70, a PEG ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.77. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $946.11 and a 12 month high of $1,999.96. 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 data on Sunday, September 27th. The semiconductor company reported $14.71 earnings per share 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 for the quarter. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 46.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 27th will be issued a $2.1077 dividend. 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 yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 27th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.90%.

Key Headlines Impacting ASML

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 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.