ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Stake Increased by McGuire Investment Group LLC

McGuire Investment Group LLC raised its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 15,083 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 613 shares during the quarter. ASML accounts for 2.5% of McGuire Investment Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. McGuire Investment Group LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $27,325,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. NBH Bank purchased a new position in shares of ASML during the second quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Field & Main Bank bought a new stake in ASML during the second quarter worth $30,000. Gilpin Wealth Management LLC raised its position in ASML by 275.0% in the 3rd quarter. Gilpin Wealth Management LLC now owns 15 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. Vision Financial Markets LLC purchased a new stake in ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Curry Webb Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at $38,000. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ASML Trading Up 0.7%

ASML stock opened at $1,571.80 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $1,720.15 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1,681.28. 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 market capitalization of $605.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.77.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its earnings results on Sunday, September 27th. The semiconductor company reported $14.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 64.24% and a net margin of 34.10%. The business had revenue of $13.27 billion for the quarter. As a group, equities analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 46.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 27th will be issued a $2.1077 dividend. This is a drop from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.1507. This represents a $8.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 27th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 17.90%.

ASML News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Polen Capital highlighted ASML as a beneficiary of accelerating demand for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The investment manager views the company as positioned to benefit from AI-related growth rather than face disruption from it. ASML Benefits From Demand for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Positive Sentiment: ASML remains the sole commercial supplier of EUV lithography systems used to produce leading-edge chips. Commentary suggests its technology, supplier network, and high switching costs create a durable competitive advantage, while projected 2026 revenue is already approaching the lower end of its previous 2030 outlook. ASML: The AI Bottleneck That Could Be Bigger Than Investors Expect
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that ASML’s EUV systems are sold out through 2028 reinforce strong order visibility and suggest AI chip demand continues to exceed available manufacturing capacity. Analysts also argue that Chinese competitors have not yet eroded ASML’s core EUV monopoly. Chinese Competitors Aren’t Eroding ASML’s EUV Core Monopoly
• Neutral Sentiment: Discussion of a potential stock split could make ASML shares more accessible to a broader investor base, but no split has been announced and the issue has no direct near-term earnings impact. Stock-Split Watch: Is ASML Next?
• Negative Sentiment: A Chinese state-owned company reportedly began mass-producing mid-tier lithography equipment, raising a longer-term threat to ASML’s China revenue and potentially shortening the timeline for regional competition. The risk appears more relevant to mature-node tools than ASML’s EUV franchise. China’s Mid-Tier Emergence Threatens ASML
• Negative Sentiment: A supply warning from Lam Research pressured the broader semiconductor-equipment group, with concerns that equipment constraints could limit industry growth and near-term outlooks. That read-through weighed on ASML despite its stronger structural demand story. Supply Constraints Pressure Chip Equipment Stocks

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on ASML shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their target price on ASML from $2,400.00 to $2,350.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, September 28th. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Argus set a $2,100.00 price objective on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, September 30th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $2,079.12.

ASML Company 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.