ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Shares Sold by Archford Capital Strategies LLC

Archford Capital Strategies LLC lowered its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 58.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 514 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 712 shares during the quarter. Archford Capital Strategies LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $550,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of ASML. Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its stake in shares of ASML by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,352,596 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $4,213,705,000 after purchasing an additional 108,342 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors grew its stake in ASML by 17.3% in the third quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,919,154 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,791,982,000 after purchasing an additional 577,448 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its holdings in ASML by 16.6% in the third quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,148,506 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,079,948,000 after buying an additional 305,435 shares during the last quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in ASML by 24.9% in the third quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,933,748 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,861,445,000 after buying an additional 385,502 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in ASML by 8.3% during the third quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,865,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,805,733,000 after buying an additional 142,763 shares in the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently issued reports on ASML. Santander cut ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,450.00 to $1,650.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday, January 16th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein upped their target price on ASML to $1,971.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, March 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,482.50.

ASML Stock Performance

ASML opened at $1,359.76 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $1,396.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1,180.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.26 and a quick ratio of 0.79. The company has a market capitalization of $534.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.88. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $1,547.22.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm 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 $3.1771 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. This represents a $12.71 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.9%. This is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.88. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is presently 25.10%.

Key Headlines Impacting ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Semiconductor rally and AI/EUV demand — Market breadth and a stronger AI narrative lifted equipment names; a major memory customer disclosed a multi-year EUV purchase plan, supporting expectations for higher EUV shipments and backlog conversion into revenue. ASML shares climb
• Positive Sentiment: Broker support — Barclays reaffirmed its “Buy” rating, maintaining institutional endorsement that helps underpin investor confidence. Barclays keeps its buy rating
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan reaffirmation — JPMorgan also reaffirmed a “Buy” rating recently, reinforcing the buy-side narrative ahead of quarterly results. JPMorgan reaffirms buy
• Positive Sentiment: Strategic AI ecosystem move — ASML joined funding for European AI data-center infrastructure (Nvidia-powered) to back large-scale AI workloads, signaling the company is supporting broader AI supply-chain growth beyond equipment sales. ASML backs European AI data centers
• Neutral Sentiment: Upcoming earnings — ASML reports Q1 2026 on April 15 (pre-market); traders may be positioning ahead of commentary on EUV shipment timing, High-NA progress and backlog conversion. Q1 earnings date
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst price targets & institutional flows — Recent analyst targets remain generally bullish (median target ~$1,518 per recent data) and hedge-fund moves are mixed; these create support but also set expectations that could amplify reactions to earnings. Analyst ratings and flows
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation narrative — Commentary calling ASML a near-monopoly in leading-edge lithography creates a buy-the-dip sentiment for some investors; this is a longer-term thesis rather than an immediate catalyst. Monopoly thesis
• Negative Sentiment: Legal overhang — Investors advanced a suit alleging disclosures about semiconductor parts outlook were inadequate; litigation could create uncertainty and headline risk ahead of results. Investor suit advances

ASML 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.