Stratos Investment Management LLC Buys 1,162 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Stratos Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 452.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 1,419 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 1,162 shares during the period. Stratos Investment Management LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,518,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in ASML during the third quarter worth about $25,000. City Holding Co. bought a new position in ASML during the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Binnacle Investments Inc raised its holdings in ASML by 78.9% in the 2nd quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 34 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bernstein/SocGen reiterated an Outperform and raised ASML’s price target to $1,971, citing strong secular demand from AI, DRAM capacity builds and ASML’s dominant lithography position — this supports upside expectations for longer-term revenue and margins. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan reiterated a Buy rating on ASML, reinforcing sell-side conviction that ASML can benefit from continued capital spending in advanced chips. This helps institutional demand and investor confidence. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Billionaire Steve Cohen (and his fund) is reported to be buying ASML, signaling high-net-worth/institutional investor interest which can boost sentiment and liquidity for the stock. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces and trending-stock writeups (Zacks/Yahoo) note recent volatility and investor attention; useful for retail flows but not new fundamental news. Watch volumes and options activity for short-term moves. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Reuters reports a cross-party U.S. proposal to tighten export controls on advanced chipmaking equipment to China — ASML is likely among the most affected given its EUV tools used in leading-edge processes; potential restrictions could hit future revenue and delay Chinese demand. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Barron’s highlights a specific House bill that would ban more chipmaking equipment shipments to China and names ASML as one of the companies that would feel the most pain if enacted — legislative risk increases geopolitical uncertainty and near-term revenue risk. Article Title

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML opened at $1,317.23 on Friday. 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 stock has a market cap of $518.04 billion, a PE ratio of 51.02, a PEG ratio of 1.27 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. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,393.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1,186.82.

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 is an increase from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.88. This represents a $12.71 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 27th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.10%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on ASML. Susquehanna restated a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, January 12th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of ASML from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Two investment 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,482.50.

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.