Florida Trust Wealth Management Co Sells 619 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Florida Trust Wealth Management Co reduced its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 2.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 22,703 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 619 shares during the period. Florida Trust Wealth Management Co’s holdings in ASML were worth $24,289,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. increased its position in shares of ASML by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. now owns 428 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $458,000 after purchasing an additional 12 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in ASML by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 8,095 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,660,000 after buying an additional 585 shares during the last quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC lifted its position in ASML by 39.4% in the 4th quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC now owns 2,513 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $2,689,000 after buying an additional 710 shares during the last quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in ASML by 30.5% in the fourth quarter. Savvy Advisors Inc. now owns 663 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $710,000 after buying an additional 155 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Stratos Investment Management LLC grew its position in ASML by 452.1% during the fourth quarter. Stratos Investment Management LLC now owns 1,419 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,518,000 after acquiring an additional 1,162 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on ASML. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Friday, January 16th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, ASML has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,482.50.

More ASML News

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 opened at $1,317.23 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 1.26. 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. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $1,393.74 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,186.82. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $578.51 and a 52-week high of $1,547.22.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced 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. This represents a $12.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. This is a positive change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.88. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 25.10%.

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.