ProShare Advisors LLC Acquires 5,189 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

ProShare Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 6.0% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 92,161 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 5,189 shares during the period. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $166,965,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Baron Wealth Management LLC increased its position in ASML by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Baron Wealth Management LLC now owns 333 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $662,000 after buying an additional 6 shares in the last quarter. Whitener Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in ASML by 2.8% in the second quarter. Whitener Capital Management Inc. now owns 218 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $434,000 after acquiring an additional 6 shares in the last quarter. Founders Financial Alliance LLC boosted its holdings in ASML by 2.3% in the second quarter. Founders Financial Alliance LLC now owns 266 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $529,000 after acquiring an additional 6 shares in the last quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in ASML by 22.6% in the first quarter. Evolution Wealth Management Inc. now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 7 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT grew its stake 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 acquiring an additional 7 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ASML remains a critical bottleneck in advanced-chip manufacturing. It is the only supplier of extreme-ultraviolet lithography systems, which are essential for leading-edge semiconductor production. That strategic position gives the company significant pricing power and exposure to long-term artificial-intelligence infrastructure investment. How ASML Gives the Netherlands a Strategic Advantage in Global AI
• Positive Sentiment: An analysis of Elon Musk’s increasingly vertically integrated businesses argues that ASML has “passed the Elon Test”: even Musk’s chip initiatives still depend on foundries such as TSMC, which in turn require ASML’s lithography technology. This reinforces the company’s long-term moat, although the article is promotional in nature. The Companies Elon Musk Tried to Kill and Couldn’t Are Your Biggest Opportunities
• Neutral Sentiment: Options-market activity has drawn attention to the possibility of a significant ASML move, but options positioning signals volatility rather than a definite fundamental direction. Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in ASML Holding Stock?
• Negative Sentiment: Intel’s roughly 25% selloff following weak fourth-quarter guidance, margin pressure, and a PC-market downturn raised concerns about broader semiconductor demand and potential delays or caution among chipmakers’ capital-spending plans. Although Intel reported progress in its 18A process, the sector read-through was negative for equipment suppliers. Silicon Shock: Intel’s 25% Valuation Reset
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns may also be weighing on ASML. Compared with Nvidia, ASML generates less revenue and has lower reported pretax margins, prompting investors to question how much AI upside is already reflected in its shares. ASML vs. Nvidia: Who Really Captures the AI Chip Boom?

ASML Trading Down 6.6%

ASML stock opened at $1,565.90 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $946.11 and a 52 week high of $1,999.96. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $1,704.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $1,595.82. 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 company has a market capitalization of $603.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.77.

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

ASML Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 27th will be paid a $2.1077 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 27th. 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 dividend yield of 0.5%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 17.55%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on ASML shares. DZ Bank upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $2,100.00 price objective on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, October 7th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 17th. Three 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $2,079.12.

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 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.