ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Stake Lifted by Generate Investment Management Ltd

Generate Investment Management Ltd lifted its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 177.0% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 36,778 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 23,500 shares during the period. ASML makes up 2.6% of Generate Investment Management Ltd’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest holding. Generate Investment Management Ltd’s holdings in ASML were worth $66,630,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Baron Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in ASML by 1.8% in the second quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 333 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $662,000 after acquiring an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. Whitener Capital Management Inc. boosted its stake in ASML by 2.8% in the second 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 stake in ASML by 2.3% in the second quarter. Founders Financial Alliance LLC now owns 266 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $529,000 after acquiring an additional 6 shares in the last quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 22.6% during the first quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 7 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 0.3% during the first quarter. Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT now owns 2,232 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,948,000 after purchasing an additional 7 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have recently commented on ASML. DZ Bank upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings raised ASML from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, October 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on ASML from $2,200.00 to $2,500.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, September 14th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $2,085.38.

Key Headlines Impacting ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ASML reported third-quarter EPS of $14.89, well above the $12.17 consensus estimate and up sharply from $5.49 a year earlier. Revenue increased 55.2% year over year to approximately €11.7 billion, while net income reached €5.0 billion and gross margin improved to 57.5%. ASML quarterly earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: AI-related demand for advanced lithography systems, strong upgrade activity and customer order interest extending through 2030 supported the earnings beat. ASML also raised its full-year 2026 sales outlook to €44 billion–€45 billion, with gross margin expected near 56%. ASML Q3 2026 results and outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Fourth-quarter 2026 revenue guidance of $16.3 billion–$17.5 billion exceeded the $16.0 billion consensus estimate, while full-year guidance of $50.6 billion–$51.8 billion was above the $50.1 billion consensus. The outlook represents ASML’s third guidance increase this year. ASML raises sales outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Management said demand is running ahead of planned production capacity, creating a multiyear supply constraint. This demonstrates strong pricing power and visibility, but it could limit near-term revenue conversion and raise execution risks as ASML expands capacity for 2028. ASML capacity concerns
• Negative Sentiment: The quarterly revenue result was viewed as a miss or merely in line by some investors despite the profit beat, reducing the immediate upside surprise. ASML Q3 earnings analysis
• Negative Sentiment: ASML’s results failed to reverse a broader semiconductor selloff. Investors were cautious ahead of inflation data, while concerns about Chinese competition, AI-project financing and possible U.S. restrictions on DUV equipment sales to China weighed on sentiment. ASML CFO comments on China restrictions

ASML Stock Performance

ASML stock traded down $19.36 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $1,698.40. 1,545,443 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,747,305. 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 debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.33. The stock has a market cap of $667.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.77. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,742.61 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,666.11.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its earnings results on Sunday, September 27th. The semiconductor company reported $14.71 EPS for the quarter. ASML had a net margin of 30.11% and a return on equity of 52.71%. The business had revenue of $13.27 billion during the quarter. Equities research analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 43.70 EPS for the current year.

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 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.