ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Stock Purchased by Steadview Capital Management LLC

Steadview Capital Management LLC lifted its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 15.5% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 12,517 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 1,680 shares during the period. ASML comprises about 7.8% of Steadview Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest position. Steadview Capital Management LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $22,677,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. NBH Bank bought a new stake in ASML during the second quarter valued at $26,000. Field & Main Bank bought a new position in ASML in the 2nd quarter worth about $30,000. Gilpin Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in ASML by 275.0% in the 3rd quarter. Gilpin Wealth Management LLC now owns 15 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC bought a new position in ASML in the 3rd quarter worth about $36,000. Finally, Curry Webb Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at about $38,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. Zacks Research lowered ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, September 14th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of ASML from $2,200.00 to $2,500.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Argus set a $2,100.00 target price on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $2,079.12.

ASML Stock Down 6.6%

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $1,565.90 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $946.11 and a 52-week high of $1,999.96. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $1,704.71 and a 200 day moving average of $1,595.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $603.53 billion, a PE ratio of 38.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a current ratio of 1.49.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its earnings results on Sunday, September 27th. The semiconductor company reported $14.71 EPS for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 64.24% and a net margin of 34.10%. The business had revenue of $13.27 billion for the quarter. As a group, research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 46.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 27th will be issued a $2.1077 dividend. This represents a $8.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 27th. This is a decrease from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.1507. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.53%.

Key Headlines Impacting 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 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.