ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Newly Acquired by S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC

S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC bought a new stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund bought 5,481 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,930,000. ASML makes up 2.3% of S.E.E.D. Planning Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 17th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. PFW Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of ASML during the 3rd quarter worth about $243,000. Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc. raised its position in shares of ASML by 13.9% in the 3rd quarter. Armstrong Henry H Associates Inc. now owns 9,516 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $17,240,000 after acquiring an additional 1,161 shares during the period. Congress Asset Management Co. boosted its stake in ASML by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 89,548 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $162,231,000 after acquiring an additional 1,283 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New Hampshire boosted its stake in ASML by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New Hampshire now owns 1,257 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,277,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Eastern Bank grew its holdings in ASML by 14.0% during the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 1,421 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,575,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Potentially stronger 2027 outlook: JPMorgan expects ASML to indicate robust semiconductor-equipment demand in 2027, potentially exceeding current market consensus. The bank views the stock’s valuation discount as unjustified, providing a possible catalyst if management confirms improving bookings and visibility. ASML could signal stronger-than-expected 2027 outlook, JP Morgan says
• Positive Sentiment: AI demand supports the long-term growth thesis: ASML’s extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems remain essential for manufacturing leading-edge chips used in artificial intelligence infrastructure. Analysts also point to the company’s technology leadership, capacity expansion, and collaboration with Samsung as supports for its growth runway. ASML is Charging Toward $2,000 and It’s Easy To See Why
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst remains bullish: A Seeking Alpha analysis maintained a “Buy” rating and raised its price target to $2,190, citing ASML’s technology advantage and potential to meet its €43–€45 billion full-year sales guidance with 54%–56% margins. ASML: Buy Before Earnings As The Growth Runway Extends
• Neutral Sentiment: Third-quarter earnings are the immediate catalyst: ASML is scheduled to report quarterly results Wednesday. Investors will focus on orders, shipment timing, margins, and whether management can support the expected backloaded delivery ramp and 2027 growth outlook. ASML Set to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday
• Negative Sentiment: Execution and competitive concerns remain: The shift toward higher-NA EUV systems raises manufacturing and delivery-complexity risks, while Chinese competitors’ progress in DUV equipment and concerns about a slowdown in AI infrastructure spending are pressuring sentiment. ASML Stock Slips as High-NA Mask Shift Raises Execution Stakes

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Argus set a $2,100.00 target price on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 15th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of ASML from $2,200.00 to $2,500.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of ASML from $2,268.00 to $2,345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 22nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,981.44.

ASML Stock Down 1.5%

NASDAQ ASML traded down $27.85 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $1,806.25. 783,681 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,751,926. 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 company has a market capitalization of $710.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.77. The company’s 50-day moving average is $1,729.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1,652.19. ASML Holding N.V. has a one year low of $935.41 and a one year high of $1,999.96.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Sunday, June 28th. The semiconductor company reported $8.65 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 $10.62 billion for the quarter. On average, analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 43.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 28th were issued a dividend of $2.1507 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, July 28th. This is a negative change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $3.1771. This represents a $8.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 22.62%.

About ASML

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.