694 ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Purchased by Vise Technologies Inc.

Vise Technologies Inc. raised its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 13,803 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 694 shares during the quarter. Vise Technologies Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $25,006,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Investment Partners LTD. raised its position in ASML by 97.3% during the third quarter. Investment Partners LTD. now owns 1,999 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,623,000 after acquiring an additional 986 shares in the last quarter. Blue Fin Capital Inc. grew its holdings in ASML by 11.8% during the third 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 in the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 28.8% during 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 in the last quarter. Curtis Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in ASML by 2.8% in the third quarter. Curtis Advisory Group LLC now owns 740 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,341,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Aprio Wealth Management LLC increased its position in ASML by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Aprio Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,071 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,752,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

ASML has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of ASML from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, September 28th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $2,100.00 price objective on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, October 17th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,079.12.

More ASML News

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 Trading Down 6.6%

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,565.90 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 company’s 50-day moving average price is $1,704.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,595.82. The company has a market cap of $603.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.55, a PEG ratio of 0.65 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.

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

ASML Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 27th will be paid a dividend of $2.1077 per share. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 27th. This is a negative change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.1507. This represents a $8.43 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 17.55%.

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.