XY Capital Ltd Has $3.63 Million Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

XY Capital Ltd boosted its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 20.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 3,394 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 582 shares during the quarter. ASML comprises approximately 2.3% of XY Capital Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th largest position. XY Capital Ltd’s holdings in ASML were worth $3,631,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in ASML by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,484,949 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,798,268,000 after purchasing an additional 132,353 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors raised its holdings in ASML by 17.3% in the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,919,154 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,791,982,000 after purchasing an additional 577,448 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp raised its holdings in ASML by 16.6% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,148,506 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,079,948,000 after purchasing an additional 305,435 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in ASML by 8.3% in the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,865,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,805,733,000 after purchasing an additional 142,763 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in ASML by 25.2% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,157,324 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,120,394,000 after purchasing an additional 232,960 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on ASML shares. DZ Bank reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, April 9th. Weiss Ratings cut ASML from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,589.63.

ASML Trading Up 9.5%

ASML stock opened at $1,899.48 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.78. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $683.48 and a one year high of $1,903.50. The stock has a market capitalization of $747.03 billion, a PE ratio of 68.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.38 and a beta of 1.82. The business’s fifty day moving average is $1,529.75 and its 200 day moving average is $1,365.81.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.28 EPS for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 48.69% and a net margin of 27.65%.The company had revenue of $10.15 billion for the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 36.93 EPS for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Goldman Sachs reaffirmed its buy rating on ASML, supporting the view that the stock still has room to run after its strong year-to-date rally. ASML receives a buy rating from Goldman Sachs
• Positive Sentiment: ASML’s competitive moat was highlighted in a recent article arguing that feared challengers such as xLight are not close to threatening its EUV lead, which is helping reinforce confidence in ASML’s long-term pricing power and technology dominance. The Competitive Threat That Never Was: ASML’s Widening Moat Boosts Stock 77% YTD
• Positive Sentiment: Elon Musk appeared at ASML’s technology conference and discussed a future chip manufacturing push, putting ASML in the spotlight as a key supplier to ambitious semiconductor expansion plans tied to Tesla and SpaceX. Musk to speak at chip tool giant ASML event ahead of SpaceX IPO
• Neutral Sentiment: ASML delayed some planned job cuts after reaching a deal with unions, which may reduce near-term restructuring benefits but lowers labor friction and avoids a bigger workforce disruption. ASML to cut fewer jobs after talks with Dutch unions
• Neutral Sentiment: Additional commentary about potential EUV competition from Canon and broader investor interest in ASML reflects ongoing attention on the stock, but these items do not yet indicate a meaningful change to the company’s fundamentals. Canon: Potential Challenger Of ASML’s EUV Process

ASML Company Profile

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) is a Dutch company that develops, manufactures and services advanced photolithography systems used to produce semiconductor chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, ASML supplies capital equipment and associated software and services that enable semiconductor manufacturers to pattern the intricate circuits on silicon wafers. The company is widely recognized for its leadership in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography as well as its deep ultraviolet (DUV) platforms used across multiple process nodes.

ASML’s product portfolio includes EUV and DUV lithography machines, light sources, imaging optics and control software, together with spare parts, upgrades and field services.