Callahan Advisors LLC Purchases 328 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

Callahan Advisors LLC increased its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 2.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 13,209 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after acquiring an additional 328 shares during the period. ASML makes up about 1.2% of Callahan Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Callahan Advisors LLC’s holdings in ASML were worth $14,132,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ASML. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its position in ASML by 5.2% in the first quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 2,511 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,664,000 after buying an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in ASML by 141.1% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,871 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,553,000 after buying an additional 4,021 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC lifted 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 buying an additional 10,411 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in ASML by 1.3% in the second quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,168 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $936,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in ASML by 5.2% in the second quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,383 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $9,122,000 after buying an additional 559 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Citigroup reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, January 28th. Three equities research 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 assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, ASML has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,504.38.

ASML Stock Up 6.2%

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $1,550.13 on Thursday. ASML Holding N.V. has a twelve month low of $683.48 and a twelve month high of $1,603.49. The company has a market cap of $609.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 55.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.81. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $1,424.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $1,291.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.36, a quick ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its earnings results on Monday, March 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.28 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $10.15 billion during the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 48.69% and a net margin of 27.65%. Analysts anticipate that ASML Holding N.V. will post 37.1 EPS for the current year.

Key ASML News

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Reuters reported that ASML’s CEO said the global chip market will remain tight for the foreseeable future as AI, satellites, and robotics demand outpaces supply, reinforcing a strong long-term demand backdrop for ASML’s lithography tools. ASML CEO sees tight supply in booming chip market as AI demand soars
• Positive Sentiment: UBS named ASML its top pick in European semiconductors and raised its price target, citing upside from the AI chip boom and improving earnings expectations, which helped boost sentiment around the stock. ASML gains after UBS calls it Europe’s top semiconductor pick
• Positive Sentiment: Another UBS note called ASML an attractive risk/reward opportunity in European semiconductors, suggesting investors are focusing on ASML’s dominant role in chip equipment and its leverage to AI-driven capital spending. ASML Offers Attractive Risk/Reward in European Semiconductors, UBS Says
• Positive Sentiment: ASML also benefited from reports that it expects the first chips made with its new High-NA machines within months, which supports the growth case for its next-generation technology. ASML says first chips from new High-NA machines to arrive in months
• Positive Sentiment: ASML announced a partnership with Tata Electronics to supply lithography technology for India’s first commercial semiconductor fab, expanding its addressable market and strengthening its global growth story. ASML And Tata Chip Fab Deal Tests Valuation And Growth Expectations
• Neutral Sentiment: Several articles highlighted renewed investor attention, solid recent results, and higher earnings estimates from analysts, which generally supports the stock but largely reinforces themes already driving sentiment rather than introducing a new catalyst. ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) is Attracting Investor Attention
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage noting ASML’s strong investment appeal and the interest from large funds such as Coatue underscores confidence in the company’s monopoly position, though it does not materially change the near-term outlook. Billionaire Philippe Laffont’s Coatue drops massive $655M bet in critical chip monopoly

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.