Brookstone Capital Management Increases Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Brookstone Capital Management lifted its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 76.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,446 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 625 shares during the period. Brookstone Capital Management’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,547,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new position in ASML in the third quarter valued at about $25,000. City Holding Co. purchased a new stake in shares of ASML during the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Binnacle Investments Inc boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 78.9% in the 2nd quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 34 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC purchased a new position in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bernstein/SocGen reiterated an Outperform and raised ASML’s price target to $1,971, citing strong secular demand from AI, DRAM capacity builds and ASML’s dominant lithography position — this supports upside expectations for longer-term revenue and margins. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan reiterated a Buy rating on ASML, reinforcing sell-side conviction that ASML can benefit from continued capital spending in advanced chips. This helps institutional demand and investor confidence. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Billionaire Steve Cohen (and his fund) is reported to be buying ASML, signaling high-net-worth/institutional investor interest which can boost sentiment and liquidity for the stock. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces and trending-stock writeups (Zacks/Yahoo) note recent volatility and investor attention; useful for retail flows but not new fundamental news. Watch volumes and options activity for short-term moves. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Reuters reports a cross-party U.S. proposal to tighten export controls on advanced chipmaking equipment to China — ASML is likely among the most affected given its EUV tools used in leading-edge processes; potential restrictions could hit future revenue and delay Chinese demand. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Barron’s highlights a specific House bill that would ban more chipmaking equipment shipments to China and names ASML as one of the companies that would feel the most pain if enacted — legislative risk increases geopolitical uncertainty and near-term revenue risk. Article Title

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $1,317.23 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $518.04 billion, a PE ratio of 51.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.27 and a beta of 1.88. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $1,547.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $1,393.74 and a 200 day moving average of $1,184.68.

ASML Increases Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ASML has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Zacks Research lowered shares of ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Grupo Santander downgraded ASML to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,482.50.

About ASML

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.