Avalon Trust Co Sells 4,449 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Avalon Trust Co lowered its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 97.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 128 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 4,449 shares during the quarter. Avalon Trust Co’s holdings in ASML were worth $124,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Regents of The University of California bought a new position in ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $413,335,000. WCM Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 24.9% during the third quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,933,748 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,861,445,000 after buying an additional 385,502 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of ASML by 6.3% in the 2nd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,244,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,401,304,000 after acquiring an additional 250,934 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 114.3% during the 2nd 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC grew its position in ASML by 32.4% during the 2nd quarter. Rafferty Asset Management LLC now owns 413,280 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $331,198,000 after acquiring an additional 101,041 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on ASML shares. Weiss Ratings downgraded ASML from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. KGI Securities set a $1,415.00 price objective on ASML and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 15th. Barclays upgraded shares of ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $1,200.00 price target on shares of ASML in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,475.00.

Key Stories Impacting ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company researchers unveiled an advance in the EUV light source that ASML says could boost chip output by as much as ~50% by 2030 — a potential productivity and margin lever that reinforces ASML’s monopoly in leading-edge lithography and its pricing power. Exclusive: ASML unveils EUV light source advance (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: ASML is actively repurchasing shares under its buyback program (several transactions in mid-February reported), supporting EPS and signaling management confidence in capital allocation. ASML reports transactions under its current share buyback program (GlobeNewswire)
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analyst and press pieces are re-emphasizing ASML’s central role in the AI chip supply chain (sole commercial EUV supplier), which supports a long-term demand narrative as foundries expand capacity for AI processors. The Supply Chain Quietly Powering the AI Boom—And 4 Ways to Play It (MarketBeat)
• Neutral Sentiment: ASML continues to be listed in “wide-moat” and AI-supply themed roundups, underpinning long-term investor interest but offering less immediate directional impact than company-specific news. Top Wide-Moat Stocks to Invest in for Long-term Growth (Zacks)
• Negative Sentiment: ASML announced targeted workforce reductions and a restructuring to simplify processes and remove post‑merger overlaps; while intended to improve efficiency, the moves raise near-term execution and morale risks that investors will watch closely. ASML Restructuring And Job Cuts Put Efficiency And Execution In Focus (Yahoo Finance)

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,485.99 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $584.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 57.55, a PEG ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $1,287.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1,066.20. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,493.47.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 27th will be paid a $3.1771 dividend. This represents a $12.71 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.9%. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.88. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 25.10%.

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.