ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) Trading Down 4.6% – What’s Next?

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) was down 4.6% during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $1,326.85 and last traded at $1,329.50. Approximately 1,701,424 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 8% from the average daily volume of 1,857,719 shares. The stock had previously closed at $1,393.89.

ASML News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Sanford C. Bernstein raised its price target to $1,971 and reiterated a buy thesis, highlighting significant growth potential that implies material upside from current levels. ASML target lifted at Bernstein
• Positive Sentiment: ASML’s strategic deal with a major memory-chip customer (reported as an ~$8B arrangement) reinforces demand for its EUV tools tied to the multi-year AI-driven memory buildout. That deal is a near-term revenue/backlog catalyst and supports pricing leverage. ASML’s $8B Deal: More Than a Purchase
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to name ASML a top pick as memory-chip makers upgrade equipment, underscoring durable end-market demand that could drive continued order flow and margin expansion. ASML Stock Called ‘Top Pick’
• Neutral Sentiment: Consensus analyst stance remains constructive (average “Moderate Buy”), reflecting mixed but generally positive analyst coverage. This supports medium-term confidence but leaves room for volatility. ASML Given Average Recommendation
• Negative Sentiment: Short-term pressure is coming from a group-wide retreat in chip-equipment names (Applied, KLA, Lam, etc.), which has pulled ASML down with the peer sell-off despite company-specific strengths. Which Chip Equipment Stock Now Offers the Smartest Dip Buy?
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market uncertainty — higher energy-driven inflation concerns and rate worries — is damping risk appetite this week and pressuring high-PE, growth-oriented names like ASML. MarketBeat Week in Review

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently commented on ASML. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Barclays raised ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on ASML from $1,450.00 to $1,650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded ASML from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,482.50.

ASML Stock Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $512.24 billion, a PE ratio of 50.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.88. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $1,398.94 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1,167.42.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Stockholders of record on Monday, April 27th will be given a dividend of $3.1771 per share. This represents a $12.71 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.88. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 27th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is 25.10%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 5.2% during the first quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 2,511 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,664,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in ASML by 141.1% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,871 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,553,000 after buying an additional 4,021 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in ASML by 153.1% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 17,210 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $11,404,000 after acquiring an additional 10,411 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in ASML by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $936,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 18.6% in the 2nd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 27,718 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $22,212,000 after acquiring an additional 4,346 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Company Profile

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) is a Dutch company that develops, manufactures and services advanced photolithography systems used to produce semiconductor chips. Headquartered in Veldhoven, Netherlands, ASML supplies capital equipment and associated software and services that enable semiconductor manufacturers to pattern the intricate circuits on silicon wafers. The company is widely recognized for its leadership in extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography as well as its deep ultraviolet (DUV) platforms used across multiple process nodes.

ASML’s product portfolio includes EUV and DUV lithography machines, light sources, imaging optics and control software, together with spare parts, upgrades and field services.