ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Stock Purchased by ProShare Advisors LLC

ProShare Advisors LLC raised its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 6.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 92,161 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,189 shares during the quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $166,965,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vise Technologies Inc. lifted its position in shares of ASML by 5.3% during the third quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 13,803 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,006,000 after purchasing an additional 694 shares during the last quarter. Investment Partners LTD. grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 97.3% in the third quarter. Investment Partners LTD. now owns 1,999 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,623,000 after purchasing an additional 986 shares during the last quarter. Blue Fin Capital Inc. grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 11.8% in the third quarter. Blue Fin Capital Inc. now owns 675 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,223,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 28.8% in the third quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 2,906 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,266,000 after purchasing an additional 649 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Curtis Advisory Group LLC increased its stake in ASML by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Curtis Advisory Group LLC now owns 740 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,341,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ASML. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, October 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, September 14th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded ASML from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday. Three 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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 12-month low of $946.11 and a 12-month high of $1,999.96. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $1,704.71 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1,595.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $603.53 billion, a PE ratio of 38.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.77. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its earnings results on Sunday, September 27th. The semiconductor company reported $14.71 EPS for the quarter. The business had revenue of $13.27 billion during the quarter. ASML had a net margin of 34.10% and a return on equity of 64.24%. As a group, analysts expect 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 given 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 of this dividend is Tuesday, October 27th. This is a decrease from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.1507. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 17.55%.

ASML News Roundup

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.