Corient Private Wealth LP Acquires 17,214 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Corient Private Wealth LP lifted its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 218,728 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,214 shares during the period. ASML makes up 0.6% of Corient Private Wealth LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 25th largest holding. Corient Private Wealth LP’s holdings in ASML were worth $435,147,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in ASML by 195.8% in the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,544,705 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,652,618,000 after purchasing an additional 1,022,532 shares during the period. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 31.7% during the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,459,420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,892,869,000 after purchasing an additional 592,125 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 223.7% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 287,225 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $379,368,000 after purchasing an additional 198,505 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 14.5% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,526,411 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,633,046,000 after purchasing an additional 193,068 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of ASML by 21.3% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 849,602 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $822,492,000 after buying an additional 148,948 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms recently weighed in on ASML. Wall Street Zen cut shares of ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on ASML from $2,200.00 to $2,400.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Susquehanna reaffirmed a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Weiss Ratings upgraded ASML from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Morningstar lowered ASML to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,970.33.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $1,687.43 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The company has a market capitalization of $663.63 billion, a PE ratio of 52.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.79. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $798.51 and a one year high of $1,999.96. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,739.24 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,609.80.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Sunday, June 28th. The semiconductor company reported $8.65 EPS for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 52.71% and a net margin of 30.11%.The business had revenue of $10.62 billion for the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 44.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 28th were paid a $2.1507 dividend. This represents a $8.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 28th. ASML’s payout ratio is currently 22.62%.

Key ASML News

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ASML’s AI opportunity remains strong. Global wafer-fabrication-equipment spending is projected to increase 16.9% to $135.2 billion in 2026, with DRAM, NAND and high-bandwidth-memory investment growing particularly quickly as data-center demand expands. 3 Chip Equipment Stocks Set to Win the Memory Boom
• Positive Sentiment: ASML is broadening its High-NA EUV customer base. Samsung has joined Intel, TSMC and SK hynix in advancing the technology, while Intel reportedly has processed more than one million wafers using High-NA equipment. ASML expects approximately 65 low-NA EUV system shipments and more than 45% year-over-year EUV revenue growth in 2026. ASML: Samsung Adds Fuel To The Next EUV Growth Cycle
• Positive Sentiment: ASML and TSMC are developing 12-inch High-NA EUV photomasks, which could improve fab productivity, reduce manufacturing costs and ease stitching constraints. The initiative reinforces ASML’s strategic importance as the leading supplier of advanced lithography equipment. TSMC Collaborates to Expand Large-Format Photomasks for High NA EUV
• Neutral Sentiment: ASML’s monopoly in extreme ultraviolet lithography gives it an exceptional competitive position, but the stock’s high valuation means investors may already be pricing in substantial AI-related growth.
• Negative Sentiment: High-NA adoption remains dependent on customer qualification and manufacturing decisions. TSMC expects high-volume advanced-node use beginning around 2030, while the larger-format mask transition could take until 2033, delaying revenue benefits. ASML, TSMC Target 40% High-NA Productivity Gain
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts caution that ASML’s premium valuation and execution risks leave limited room for weaker-than-expected orders, shipment timing or customer adoption. That concern likely contributed to the stock’s decline despite favorable long-term industry trends. Should Investors Buy ASML as AI Growth Meets a Premium Valuation?

About ASML

ASML Holding N.V. is a Netherlands-based technology company that develops and manufactures lithography systems used by semiconductor manufacturers to produce integrated circuits. Its equipment uses light to project intricate circuit patterns onto silicon wafers, an essential step in the production of chips for computers, smartphones, automobiles, data centers and other electronic devices.

The company’s product portfolio includes extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems and advanced metrology and inspection technologies.