ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Holdings Trimmed by WCM Investment Management LLC

WCM Investment Management LLC lowered its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 19.4% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,523,796 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 367,199 shares during the quarter. ASML accounts for about 4.4% of WCM Investment Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. WCM Investment Management LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,910,780,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in ASML. 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 valued at $4,798,268,000 after acquiring an additional 132,353 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in ASML by 195.8% during the 4th quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,544,705 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,652,618,000 after acquiring an additional 1,022,532 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in shares of ASML by 14.5% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,526,411 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,633,046,000 after purchasing an additional 193,068 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,033,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,364,963,000 after purchasing an additional 18,768 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. lifted its position in shares of ASML by 15.2% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 978,922 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,047,309,000 after purchasing an additional 129,320 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein increased their target price on ASML from $1,971.00 to $2,623.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, June 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on ASML from $2,200.00 to $2,400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,970.33.

Trending Headlines about ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ASML reported a Q2 earnings beat, with revenue and margins helped by stronger Installed Base Management sales and lithography shipments, and management raised its 2026 outlook again as AI-driven chip demand remains robust.
• Positive Sentiment: Several Wall Street firms turned more bullish, including JPMorgan raising its price target to $2,400 and other notes lifting fair value estimates on expectations for fuller EUV order books, stronger AI infrastructure demand, and better long-term shipment and margin assumptions.
• Positive Sentiment: ASML’s High-NA EUV momentum and broader industry tailwinds are reinforcing its role as a key AI enabler, with analysts pointing to strong unit demand, capacity expansion, and improving pricing power as support for multi-year growth.
• Neutral Sentiment: ASML announced a quarterly dividend of $2.1507 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for July 28 and payment due August 5; this is a shareholder-return update rather than a major operating catalyst.
• Negative Sentiment: Some investors remain cautious because valuation is already rich, and analysts note that forward estimates may be constrained by slower sales growth, even as the company benefits from AI demand.
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk is still a headwind, with China now expected to contribute about 20% of 2026 revenue and U.S.-China export restrictions creating uncertainty around future chipmaking equipment sales.

ASML Stock Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,747.58 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $1,731.99 and its 200 day moving average price is $1,503.48. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $683.48 and a 12 month high of $1,999.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The company has a market capitalization of $687.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 54.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.78.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.28 earnings per share for the quarter. ASML had a net margin of 30.11% and a return on equity of 52.71%. The firm had revenue of $10.15 billion during the quarter. On average, sell-side analysts expect that ASML Holding N.V. will post 40.32 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, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 28th will be issued a $2.1507 dividend. This represents a $8.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 28th. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 33.51%.

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.