ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Purchased by Soltis Investment Advisors LLC

Soltis Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 33.0% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 5,941 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,475 shares during the quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $10,763,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Van ECK Associates Corp grew its position in ASML by 31.7% during 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 buying an additional 592,125 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. raised its position in ASML by 4.9% in the second quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,282,190 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,550,840,000 after acquiring an additional 59,888 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of ASML by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,641,565 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,168,227,000 after acquiring an additional 96,860 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of ASML by 1.2% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,560,256 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,060,833,000 after purchasing an additional 19,051 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of ASML by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,033,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,364,963,000 after purchasing an additional 18,768 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

ASML Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,675.70 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $1,708.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $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 1 year low of $946.11 and a 1 year high of $1,999.96. 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.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Sunday, September 27th. The semiconductor company reported $14.71 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $13.27 billion during the quarter. ASML had a net margin of 34.10% and a return on equity of 64.24%. As a group, analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 46.54 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 represents a $8.43 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 27th. This is a negative change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.1507. ASML’s payout ratio is 17.65%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently commented on the stock. Barclays reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on ASML from $2,200.00 to $2,500.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Zacks Research downgraded ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 3rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 17th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $2,079.12.

More ASML News

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 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.