Lmcg Investments LLC Sells 6,731 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Lmcg Investments LLC cut its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 64.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,672 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 6,731 shares during the period. Lmcg Investments LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $3,555,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML by 6.3% in the second quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,244,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,401,304,000 after buying an additional 250,934 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 114.3% in the second quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 329,878 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $264,333,000 after acquiring an additional 175,939 shares during the last quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of ASML by 32.4% in the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 413,280 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $331,198,000 after acquiring an additional 101,041 shares during the period. Marshall Wace LLP increased its stake in shares of ASML by 1,638.6% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 75,928 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $60,848,000 after purchasing an additional 80,863 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 14.1% in the 2nd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 583,093 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $467,285,000 after purchasing an additional 72,164 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Key ASML News

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TSMC’s $52–$56B 2026 capex guidance creates near‑term, essentially guaranteed equipment orders for suppliers like ASML — the MarketBeat piece outlines why ASML (sole supplier of EUV) should benefit from that spending surge. The $56 Billion Draft: Follow TSMC’s CapEx Stream
• Positive Sentiment: Major outlets and analysts are pricing in the tailwind: CNBC notes ASML hit record highs after TSMC’s earnings and says ASML is uniquely positioned as the only supplier of machines needed for cutting‑edge AI chips. ASML hits record high on AI boost — and analysts see plenty of room to run
• Positive Sentiment: Technical roadmap: Zacks reports ASML is pushing High‑NA EUV into production, a manufacturing leap that supports sub‑2nm logic and DRAM — adoption would sustain multi‑year EUV demand. ASML Pushes High-NA EUV Forward
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst and bank coverage is supportive: Royal Bank of Canada started coverage with an “outperform” and $1,550 target, and JPMorgan‑referencing coverage forecasts strong price appreciation — both reinforce bullish sentiment. RBC coverage (read more) JPMorgan forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Industry analyses emphasize TSMC’s spending is a bigger win for ASML than peers because EUV machines are non‑substitutable and required for advanced nodes — investing.com explains the asymmetric benefit to ASML’s orderbook. Why TSMC’s capex upgrade is a bigger win for ASML than peers?
• Positive Sentiment: Competitive moat reminder: Digitimes reports ASML’s CEO saying China’s EUV capability lags by many generations — a reminder that ASML’s EUV monopoly and technological lead limit near‑term competitive risk. ASML CEO claims China’s EUV lags
• Neutral Sentiment: Some broker actions are mixed: UBS reaffirmed its buy, while Jefferies and Barclays reiterated neutral ratings — these keep sentiment constructive but show not all firms are upgrading aggressively. UBS buy reaffirmed Jefferies neutral

ASML Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,358.57 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $1,375.37. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $1,101.45 and its 200 day moving average is $942.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 1.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $534.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 55.29, a PEG ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.86.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 15th. The semiconductor company reported $6.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.27 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $8.80 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.99 billion. ASML had a net margin of 27.08% and a return on equity of 47.74%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $5.28 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on ASML shares. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on ASML from $1,140.00 to $1,450.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Bank Degroof downgraded ASML to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Erste Group Bank raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold 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 $1,392.75.

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.