Angeles Wealth Management LLC Boosts Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Angeles Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 127.4% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 798 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 447 shares during the quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,054,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC boosted its position in shares of ASML by 5.2% during the 1st quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 2,511 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,664,000 after acquiring an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 141.1% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,871 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,553,000 after acquiring an additional 4,021 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in ASML by 153.1% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 17,210 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $11,404,000 after acquiring an additional 10,411 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in ASML by 1.3% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $936,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in ASML by 5.2% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,383 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $9,122,000 after acquiring an additional 559 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key ASML News

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ASML reported a Q2 earnings beat, with revenue and margins helped by stronger Installed Base Management sales and lithography shipments, and management raised its 2026 outlook again as AI-driven chip demand remains robust.
• Positive Sentiment: Several Wall Street firms turned more bullish, including JPMorgan raising its price target to $2,400 and other notes lifting fair value estimates on expectations for fuller EUV order books, stronger AI infrastructure demand, and better long-term shipment and margin assumptions.
• Positive Sentiment: ASML’s High-NA EUV momentum and broader industry tailwinds are reinforcing its role as a key AI enabler, with analysts pointing to strong unit demand, capacity expansion, and improving pricing power as support for multi-year growth.
• Neutral Sentiment: ASML announced a quarterly dividend of $2.1507 per share, with the ex-dividend date set for July 28 and payment due August 5; this is a shareholder-return update rather than a major operating catalyst.
• Negative Sentiment: Some investors remain cautious because valuation is already rich, and analysts note that forward estimates may be constrained by slower sales growth, even as the company benefits from AI demand.
• Negative Sentiment: Geopolitical risk is still a headwind, with China now expected to contribute about 20% of 2026 revenue and U.S.-China export restrictions creating uncertainty around future chipmaking equipment sales.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Zacks Research lowered ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 3rd. Freedom Capital upgraded ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Weiss Ratings cut ASML from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. DZ Bank restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, June 11th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,970.33.

ASML Price Performance

ASML stock opened at $1,747.58 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 1.33 and a quick ratio of 0.78. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1 year low of $683.48 and a 1 year high of $1,999.96. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $1,731.99 and a 200 day moving average of $1,500.42. The company has a market cap of $687.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 54.37, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.78.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.28 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $10.15 billion for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 52.71% and a net margin of 30.11%. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 36.6 EPS for the current year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Tuesday, July 28th will be paid a dividend of $2.1507 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 28th. This represents a $8.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 38.63%.

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.