American Century Companies Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 18.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 92,559 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 14,376 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $89,605,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASML. Regents of The University of California acquired a new stake in shares of ASML during the 3rd quarter valued at about $413,335,000. WCM Investment Management LLC boosted its position in 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 purchasing an additional 385,502 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 250,934 shares during the period. Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of 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 buying an additional 175,939 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rafferty Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 101,041 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

More ASML News

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ASML is actively developing new tools aimed at advanced packaging, larger chip designs and 3D stacking to capture AI-chip growth — a long-term revenue expansion beyond EUV that could materially grow addressable market. Exclusive: ASML plots future of chipmaking tools for AI beyond EUV
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts/press coverage repeated the strategic push across outlets, fueling investor interest in ASML’s move into AI packaging — coverage includes TechSpot and Yahoo Finance reporting on the product roadmap and market opportunity. ASML looks beyond EUV, plans new tools for larger chips and 3D packaging
• Positive Sentiment: UBS reaffirmed a “buy” rating on ASML, supporting demand from institutional investors. ASML gets a buy rating from UBS
• Positive Sentiment: ASML reported transactions under its current share buyback program, which can support the stock by reducing float and signaling capital-return priority. ASML reports buyback transactions
• Neutral Sentiment: Consensus analyst positioning remains constructive (average rating around “moderate buy”), which supports medium-term demand but leaves limited near-term upside without execution catalysts. ASML receives average rating of Moderate Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reports in recent feeds show strange/zero values and NaN changes — data appears unreliable and should not be treated as a clear signal of rising bearish bets.
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the strategy news, shares pulled back amid a broader market uptick and profit-taking after intraday gains; coverage flagged session losses that suggest near-term volatility while investors reassess execution risk. ASML stock falls amid market uptick
• Negative Sentiment: Some commentary frames the expansion as a strategic gamble versus partners like TSMC — concerns about customer dynamics, development costs and time-to-market could pressure sentiment until tangible orders or milestones appear. ASML Targets TSM in Advanced Packaging

ASML Trading Down 4.4%

ASML opened at $1,360.94 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $535.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.88. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,335.56 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1,096.38. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,547.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.79.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders 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 yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.88. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.10%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently issued reports on ASML. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $1,200.00 price objective on shares of ASML in a report on Friday, November 7th. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of ASML from $1,092.00 to $1,331.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. KGI Securities set a $1,415.00 price target on shares of ASML and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Wednesday, January 28th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,475.00.

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.