Vest Financial LLC Buys 978 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Vest Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 25.8% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 4,771 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 978 shares during the period. Vest Financial LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $8,643,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sage Private Wealth Group LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 4.3% during the 3rd quarter. Sage Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 170 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $308,000 after purchasing an additional 7 shares during the period. Bender Robert & Associates purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the 3rd quarter valued at about $13,069,000. Piedmont Capital Management LLC NC increased its position in shares of ASML by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Piedmont Capital Management LLC NC now owns 309 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $560,000 after purchasing an additional 8 shares during the last quarter. Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. Smith Shellnut Wilson LLC ADV now owns 652 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,181,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Kraft Davis & Associates LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 21.4% in the 3rd quarter. Kraft Davis & Associates LLC now owns 392 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $650,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ASML has been the topic of a number of research reports. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Zacks Research cut shares of ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 3rd. Susquehanna reiterated a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 30th. Argus set a $2,100.00 price target on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of ASML from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 16th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $2,079.12.

ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $1,560.54 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 1.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $1,725.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1,682.05. The stock has a market cap of $613.73 billion, a PE ratio of 38.42, a P/E/G ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.77. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $946.11 and a 52 week high of $1,999.96.

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

ASML Cuts Dividend

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

Trending Headlines about ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ASML’s extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems remain effectively unrivaled, and reports indicate its EUV machines are sold out through 2028. This supports strong visibility for revenue and reinforces the company’s strategic importance to advanced-chip manufacturers. Chinese Competitors Aren’t Eroding ASML’s EUV Core Monopoly
• Positive Sentiment: AI-related chip demand continues to exceed industry supply. ASML’s outlook suggests shortages in logic and memory chips could persist at least through 2028, benefiting equipment demand and customers such as Nvidia and Micron. ASML Has Incredible News for Nvidia Stock and Micron Stock Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Higher pricing for critical EUV machines is expected to begin in 2027 and have its full effect in 2028. Combined with upgrade-kit sales and an accelerated €4.1 billion third-quarter buyback, this points to potential margin and earnings-per-share expansion. ASML: New Pricing Power Makes The 28x Multiple A Bargain
• Neutral Sentiment: ASML is featured in Invesco’s new QQI international-innovators ETF, which could increase exposure to the stock, although the fund’s higher costs and lower liquidity limit the immediate investment significance. Invesco’s ETF Targets International Innovators
• Negative Sentiment: Chip-equipment stocks are declining after Lam Research warned that supply constraints could limit its outlook. The concern is spreading to Applied Materials and ASML, raising near-term worries about industry bottlenecks despite record demand. Lam Research Supply Warning Pressures Chip Equipment Stocks

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.