James Investment Research Inc. Sells 452 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

James Investment Research Inc. decreased its position in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) by 7.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,811 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 452 shares during the period. ASML comprises 1.1% of James Investment Research Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. James Investment Research Inc.’s holdings in ASML were worth $10,528,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Van ECK Associates Corp boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 31.7% during the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,459,420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,892,869,000 after acquiring an additional 592,125 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. grew its position in shares of ASML by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 1,282,190 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,550,840,000 after acquiring an additional 59,888 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its position in shares of ASML by 6.3% during the 1st quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,641,565 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,168,227,000 after acquiring an additional 96,860 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in shares of ASML by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 1,560,256 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,060,833,000 after purchasing an additional 19,051 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of ASML by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,033,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,364,963,000 after purchasing an additional 18,768 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Stock Up 0.7%

ASML stock opened at $1,571.80 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 12 month low of $946.11 and a 12 month high of $1,999.96. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. The company has a market cap of $605.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.70, a PEG ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.77. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $1,720.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $1,681.28.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its quarterly earnings data on Sunday, September 27th. The semiconductor company reported $14.71 earnings per share for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 64.24% and a net margin of 34.10%. The company had revenue of $13.27 billion for the quarter. As a group, analysts forecast that ASML Holding N.V. will post 46.03 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 4th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 27th will be issued a $2.1077 dividend. This is a drop from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.1507. This represents a $8.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, October 27th. ASML’s payout ratio is currently 17.90%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Argus set a $2,100.00 price target on ASML in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, July 7th. Zacks Research lowered ASML from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of ASML from $2,200.00 to $2,500.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $2,079.12.

Key Headlines Impacting ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Polen Capital highlighted ASML as a beneficiary of accelerating demand for advanced semiconductor manufacturing. The investment manager views the company as positioned to benefit from AI-related growth rather than face disruption from it. ASML Benefits From Demand for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing
• Positive Sentiment: ASML remains the sole commercial supplier of EUV lithography systems used to produce leading-edge chips. Commentary suggests its technology, supplier network, and high switching costs create a durable competitive advantage, while projected 2026 revenue is already approaching the lower end of its previous 2030 outlook. ASML: The AI Bottleneck That Could Be Bigger Than Investors Expect
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that ASML’s EUV systems are sold out through 2028 reinforce strong order visibility and suggest AI chip demand continues to exceed available manufacturing capacity. Analysts also argue that Chinese competitors have not yet eroded ASML’s core EUV monopoly. Chinese Competitors Aren’t Eroding ASML’s EUV Core Monopoly
• Neutral Sentiment: Discussion of a potential stock split could make ASML shares more accessible to a broader investor base, but no split has been announced and the issue has no direct near-term earnings impact. Stock-Split Watch: Is ASML Next?
• Negative Sentiment: A Chinese state-owned company reportedly began mass-producing mid-tier lithography equipment, raising a longer-term threat to ASML’s China revenue and potentially shortening the timeline for regional competition. The risk appears more relevant to mature-node tools than ASML’s EUV franchise. China’s Mid-Tier Emergence Threatens ASML
• Negative Sentiment: A supply warning from Lam Research pressured the broader semiconductor-equipment group, with concerns that equipment constraints could limit industry growth and near-term outlooks. That read-through weighed on ASML despite its stronger structural demand story. Supply Constraints Pressure Chip Equipment Stocks

About ASML

ASML Holding N.V. is a Netherlands-based technology company that develops and manufactures advanced lithography systems used by semiconductor manufacturers to produce integrated circuits. Its equipment helps customers transfer intricate circuit patterns onto silicon wafers, a critical step in the production of processors, memory chips and other semiconductor devices.

ASML’s product portfolio includes extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, which support the production of the most advanced chips, as well as deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems for a broad range of semiconductor applications.