ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) Stock Jumps 1.6% – Time to Buy?

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) traded up 1.6% during mid-day trading on Monday. The stock traded as high as $1,784.56 and last traded at $1,771.41. Approximately 1,366,263 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 23% from the average daily volume of 1,766,620 shares. The stock had previously closed at $1,743.94.

ASML News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: UBS reaffirmed its “Buy” rating ahead of ASML’s third-quarter results, reinforcing confidence in the company’s long-term growth outlook and helping support the shares. ASML Stock Rises 3% on UBS Buy Reiteration Ahead of Q3 Earnings
• Positive Sentiment: AI-related semiconductor spending remains a major catalyst. ASML’s EUV systems are essential to producing the most advanced chips, and continued customer commitments—including collaboration with Samsung on High NA EUV—support demand visibility. Analysts and investors have been rotating back into chip-equipment stocks as the AI infrastructure cycle strengthens. ASML Rises as Chip Equipment Stocks Gain on AI Demand Optimism
• Positive Sentiment: ASML continues its share-repurchase program. Buybacks can provide support for earnings per share and signal management’s confidence in the business, although they do not eliminate broader policy risks. ASML Reports Transactions Under Its Current Share Buyback Program
• Neutral Sentiment: Third-quarter earnings may test elevated market expectations. Investors are watching whether orders convert into recognized system revenue and whether AI demand supports ASML’s financial outlook. ASML and TSM Earnings Could Test Market Expectations
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical and export-control risks remain the principal overhang. ASML’s CEO cautioned that tighter U.S. restrictions on China could accelerate the development of competing technologies, potentially limiting sales and weakening the company’s long-term moat. Does ASML Share Buybacks Mask Rising Geopolitical Risk?

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on ASML shares. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on ASML from $2,200.00 to $2,500.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Barclays restated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Friday, July 17th. Weiss Ratings cut ASML from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 16th. Finally, Bank of America upped their target price on shares of ASML from $2,268.00 to $2,345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,970.33.

ASML Price Performance

The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $1,718.23 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,635.54. The company has a market capitalization of $721.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 57.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.79.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its earnings results on Sunday, June 28th. The semiconductor company reported $8.65 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $10.62 billion during the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 52.71% and a net margin of 30.11%. Equities research analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 44.01 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 28th were paid a dividend of $2.1507 per share. This represents a $8.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a drop from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $3.1771. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 28th. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 22.59%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ASML

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Baron Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.8% during the second quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 333 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $662,000 after buying an additional 6 shares in the last quarter. Whitener Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in ASML by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Whitener Capital Management Inc. now owns 218 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $434,000 after acquiring an additional 6 shares in the last quarter. Founders Financial Alliance LLC boosted its position in ASML by 2.3% during the 2nd quarter. Founders Financial Alliance LLC now owns 266 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $529,000 after acquiring an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in ASML by 22.6% during the 1st quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 7 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT grew its stake in shares of ASML by 0.3% during the 1st quarter. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT now owns 2,232 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,948,000 after acquiring an additional 7 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

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 projects patterns onto silicon wafers, enabling the creation of increasingly smaller and more powerful semiconductor features.

ASML’s product portfolio includes extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems, and related metrology and inspection solutions.