Avanda Investment Management Pte. Ltd. Raises Position in ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Avanda Investment Management Pte. Ltd. increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 62.9% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,140 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after purchasing an additional 440 shares during the quarter. ASML makes up approximately 2.4% of Avanda Investment Management Pte. Ltd.’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. Avanda Investment Management Pte. Ltd.’s holdings in ASML were worth $1,506,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its position in ASML by 3.0% in the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,484,949 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,798,268,000 after buying an additional 132,353 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in shares of ASML by 195.8% in the fourth quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,544,705 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,652,618,000 after buying an additional 1,022,532 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in shares of ASML by 14.5% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,526,411 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,633,046,000 after buying an additional 193,068 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of ASML by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,014,815 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,085,717,000 after buying an additional 23,999 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its stake in shares of ASML by 15.2% during the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 978,922 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,047,309,000 after acquiring an additional 129,320 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and market watchers say ASML’s upcoming results could be “tone-setting” for the chip sector, with strong AI infrastructure spending and continued demand for semiconductor equipment supporting optimism. Why these two earnings reports could be “tone-setting” for the chip sector
• Positive Sentiment: RBC said ASML should benefit from continued momentum in EUV lithography demand, reinforcing expectations for solid near-term fundamentals. ASML Poised to Benefit From Strong EUV Momentum, RBC Says
• Positive Sentiment: Pre-earnings previews suggest ASML may report roughly 15% year-over-year EPS growth and potentially raise guidance again, which would support the stock’s recent rally. ASML Expected to Raise Guidance Again on Strong Semiconductor Demand — Earnings Preview
• Neutral Sentiment: ASML’s earnings report is being treated as a key read on the health of the AI chip supply chain, making the stock likely to react sharply to the company’s commentary on demand and outlook. Chip toolmaker ASML expected to shine light on capacity and China challenges
• Negative Sentiment: New U.S. export-control discussions could tighten restrictions on chipmaking equipment sales to China, posing a risk to ASML’s China business, especially for DUV tools. ASML (ENXTAM:ASML) Faces Fresh China Risk From New U.S. Export Controls
• Negative Sentiment: China’s prototype EUV lithography machine highlights a longer-term competitive threat, though it is still early-stage and unlikely to change fundamentals immediately. China rolls out 1st prototype EUV lithography machine challenging ASML

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML opened at $1,775.64 on Wednesday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 52-week low of $683.48 and a 52-week high of $1,999.96. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $1,718.08 and its 200 day simple moving average is $1,488.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a current ratio of 1.36. The stock has a market capitalization of $698.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 63.69, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.31 and a beta of 1.78.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its earnings results on Monday, March 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.28 earnings per share for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 48.69% and a net margin of 27.65%.The business had revenue of $10.15 billion during the quarter. Research analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 36.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, June 1st. Zacks Research downgraded shares of ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, July 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Friday. Sanford C. Bernstein boosted their price target on shares of ASML from $1,971.00 to $2,623.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of ASML from $1,750.00 to $2,200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 22nd. Three investment 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 stock. According to MarketBeat, ASML has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,891.62.

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.