ASML Holding N.V. $ASML Stake Lessened by Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.

Key Points

• Oppenheimer cut its stake by 8.2% in ASML in Q4, selling 1,101 shares and finishing the period with 12,285 shares valued at $13.143 million.
• Significant institutional moves include the Regents of the University of California opening a new ~<$413.3 million> position and Dimensional Fund Advisors increasing to 990,816 shares (~$959.2 million), with institutional ownership at about 26.07%.
• ASML raised full‑year revenue guidance as AI and memory orders lift demand and analysts are broadly bullish (average price target $1,504.38), though Taiwan Semiconductor’s delay of high‑NA EUV deployment until 2029 could pressure longer‑term advanced‑system demand.

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. cut its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) by 8.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 12,285 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 1,101 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.'s holdings in ASML were worth $13,143,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in ASML. Telos Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. Telos Capital Management Inc. now owns 10,850 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $10,504,000 after acquiring an additional 463 shares during the last quarter. Regents of The University of California bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter worth about $413,335,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 990,816 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $959,180,000 after acquiring an additional 38,660 shares during the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter worth about $680,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 34.5% in the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 15,583 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $15,086,000 after acquiring an additional 4,001 shares during the last quarter. 26.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key ASML News

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management raised full‑year revenue guidance and said large orders from AI and memory customers (Samsung, SK Hynix and others) are filling the order book, supporting near‑ to mid‑term demand for ASML’s advanced lithography systems. ASML Guidance Climbs As AI And Memory Orders Reshape Growth Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group raised its FY2026 and FY2027 EPS forecasts materially (FY26 to $37.21 and FY27 to $48.68), indicating rising analyst confidence in ASML’s earnings power as AI/memory investments accelerate. MarketBeat Analyst Note (Erste Group estimates)
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks moved ASML to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) on improving earnings prospects, which can attract momentum and model‑driven flows. ASML (ASML) Upgraded to Buy: Here's Why
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage pieces note that Wall Street analysts are broadly optimistic and the average brokerage recommendation favors adding ASML, but they caution that ABR can be skewed; this is informative for sentiment but not a direct fundamental change. Is ASML (ASML) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/sector ETF coverage (Strive U.S. Semiconductor ETF) mentions ASML as a key exposure to semiconductors; useful for ETF flows context but indirect for ASML’s stock. Should You Invest in the Strive U.S. Semiconductor ETF (SHOC)?
• Negative Sentiment: Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) said it will delay deployment of ASML’s high‑NA EUV machines until at least 2029, which could push out demand for ASML’s most advanced (and high‑margin) systems and affect longer‑term cadence for that product line. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM): One of the Harvard University Stock Picks

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Grupo Santander lowered shares of ASML to an "underperform" rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Zacks Research lowered shares of ASML from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Three 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. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $1,504.38.

ASML Trading Up 3.2%

Shares of ASML opened at $1,438.99 on Friday. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $662.46 and a 1-year high of $1,547.22. The company has a 50-day moving average of $1,399.33 and a 200 day moving average of $1,246.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $565.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.61, a PEG ratio of 1.40 and a beta of 1.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.78.

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.

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