ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Stock Position Cut by Choreo LLC

Choreo LLC lessened its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 3.5% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 8,693 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 311 shares during the period. Choreo LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $15,750,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 31.7% in the second quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,459,420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,892,869,000 after purchasing an additional 592,125 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 223.7% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 287,225 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $379,368,000 after buying an additional 198,505 shares in the last quarter. Amundi grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 498.0% during the second quarter. Amundi now owns 156,791 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $311,926,000 after buying an additional 130,573 shares in the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its holdings in shares of ASML by 6.3% during the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,641,565 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,168,227,000 after buying an additional 96,860 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lazard Asset Management LLC raised its position in ASML by 25.8% in the 1st quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 339,642 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $448,610,000 after buying an additional 69,668 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have commented on ASML shares. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, October 15th. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, September 14th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,971.00 to $2,623.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Three investment 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 given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $2,079.12.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,675.70 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $645.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.25, a PEG ratio of 0.69 and a beta of 1.77. The business has a 50-day moving average of $1,708.40 and a 200-day moving average of $1,594.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 1.49 and a quick ratio of 1.01. ASML Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $946.11 and a fifty-two week high of $1,999.96.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released 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, sell-side analysts predict that ASML Holding N.V. will post 46.54 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, October 27th will be paid a $2.1077 dividend. This is a negative change 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 17.65%.

ASML News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group Bank raised its ASML EPS forecasts to $47.56 for fiscal 2026 and $64.62 for fiscal 2027, above its previous estimates. The revisions signal improving confidence in demand for ASML’s lithography systems and future earnings growth. MarketBeat analyst estimate report
• Positive Sentiment: Articles from InvestorPlace and Zacks highlight ASML’s structural competitive advantage. It remains the world’s sole supplier of extreme-ultraviolet lithography equipment, a technology required to manufacture the most advanced chips. Even highly vertically integrated companies such as Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX continue to depend on ASML’s equipment indirectly through leading-edge foundries. InvestorPlace supply-chain article
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks’ long-term growth analysis and Seeking Alpha commentary reinforce the view that ASML’s monopoly-like market position, semiconductor industry exposure and earnings potential make it an attractive growth company. Zacks long-term growth analysis
• Positive Sentiment: ASML is scheduled to pay its next dividend on November 4, providing a near-term income catalyst for shareholders. Finbold dividend report
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent options-market coverage points to positioning for a potentially sharp move in ASML shares. This may support near-term momentum, but options activity is a sentiment indicator rather than evidence of improving fundamentals. Zacks options-market analysis
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation is the main counterweight: commentary describes ASML as an exceptional business but an expensive stock. With a high earnings multiple, further gains may depend on the company delivering strong growth and avoiding delays in semiconductor-capital-spending plans. Seeking Alpha valuation analysis

ASML 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.