Archford Capital Strategies LLC Has $550,000 Stock Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Archford Capital Strategies LLC lowered its position in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 58.1% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund 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 hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC purchased a new position in ASML during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. City Holding Co. purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the third quarter valued at $26,000. Binnacle Investments Inc boosted its position in shares of ASML by 78.9% in the second quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 34 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the period. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the third quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter valued at about $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,092.00 to $1,331.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 3rd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of ASML from $1,450.00 to $1,650.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on ASML to $1,971.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,482.50.

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 Stock Up 2.9%

ASML stock opened at $1,359.76 on Thursday. 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 Holding N.V. has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,547.22. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $1,396.73 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1,180.61. The firm has a market cap of $534.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.28 and a beta of 1.88.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Investors of record on Monday, April 27th will be given a dividend of $3.1771 per share. 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 a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.88. 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.