ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Stock Sold by Mather Group LLC.

Mather Group LLC. reduced its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 48.0% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 452 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 418 shares during the period. Mather Group LLC.’s holdings in ASML were worth $819,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its holdings in ASML by 31.7% during the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,459,420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,892,869,000 after buying an additional 592,125 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. increased its stake in ASML by 4.9% in 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 during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership increased its stake in ASML by 6.3% in 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 during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in ASML by 1.2% in 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,033,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,364,963,000 after acquiring an additional 18,768 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ASML News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record results and strong profitability: ASML reported approximately €11.7 billion in third-quarter sales, up 55% year over year, with net income near €5.0 billion and gross margin of 57.5%. The results reinforce the company’s earnings momentum. ASML: An Earnings Monster With More Room to Run
• Positive Sentiment: Demand remains well ahead of supply: Customers are seeking equipment deliveries into 2029 and 2030, while ASML says supply is effectively sold out through at least 2028. Its monopoly in extreme ultraviolet lithography makes it a critical bottleneck for advanced AI, CPU, and high-bandwidth-memory chips. Why is ASML the real bottleneck in the AI chip market?
• Positive Sentiment: Higher prices and capacity expansion could lift future earnings: Management has completed price increases for key products, with the full margin benefit expected over the next several years. ASML also plans to expand manufacturing capacity beyond its previous target, supporting growth after 2028. ASML: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst view remains constructive: JPMorgan lowered its price target to $2,350 but maintained an Overweight rating, implying substantial potential upside if demand and pricing gains continue.
• Negative Sentiment: Expectations are extremely high: ASML trades at a premium valuation, so even strong earnings have not fully satisfied investors. A slight quarterly sales miss, rising costs, and the need to look beyond already-secured demand are weighing on sentiment. ASML’s sold-out outlook forces investors to look beyond demand
• Negative Sentiment: Macro and shareholder-return concerns: Higher inflation and interest-rate expectations are prompting a rotation away from expensive technology stocks. Separately, the latest quarterly dividend was reduced by 2%, while geopolitical exposure to China and Taiwan remains a risk.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Argus set a $2,100.00 price target on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $2,079.12.

ASML Stock Down 1.0%

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML opened at $1,641.52 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $645.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.41, a PEG ratio of 0.72 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 company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $1,739.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $1,670.66.

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 predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 45.26 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced 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 is a negative change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.1507. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 27th. This represents a $8.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 22.62%.

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.