China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. Buys 447 Shares of ASML Holding N.V. $ASML

24 Apr 2026, 05:26 by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat Gem

China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. raised its stake in ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML – Free Report) by 17.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,984 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 447 shares during the period. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in ASML were worth $3,192,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in ASML. Capital International Investors increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 17.3% in the 3rd quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 3,919,154 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,791,982,000 after buying an additional 577,448 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter worth $505,510,000. Regents of The University of California bought a new position in shares of ASML in the 3rd quarter worth $413,335,000. WCM Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 24.9% in the 3rd quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 1,933,748 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,861,445,000 after buying an additional 385,502 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 75.6% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 790,869 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $765,632,000 after buying an additional 340,518 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Susquehanna reissued a “positive” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, April 9th. Santander lowered shares of ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, April 16th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $1,750.00 target price on shares of ASML in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,504.38.

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ASML Trading Down 1.8%

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,417.80 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $557.59 billion, a PE ratio of 50.85, a P/E/G ratio of 1.46 and a beta of 1.88. ASML Holding N.V. has a 1-year low of $651.46 and a 1-year high of $1,547.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 1.36 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The business has a 50-day moving average of $1,400.38 and a 200 day moving average of $1,231.56.

ASML Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 27th will be issued a $3.1771 dividend. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.88. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 27th. This represents a $12.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.9%. ASML’s payout ratio is 23.24%.

ASML News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

Positive Sentiment: Analysts have been lifting targets and maintaining bullish ratings (Wells Fargo raised a price target and UBS reaffirmed a Buy), signaling confidence that the pullback is “overdone” and supporting medium-term valuation. ASML Holding (ASML) Price Target Lifted by $100 Amid ‘Overdone’ Pullback
Positive Sentiment: Recent broker upgrades (e.g., Freedom Broker raising ASML to Buy and increasing its target to $1,650) underscore improving fundamentals after a broad-based Q1, which could cushion downside and attract buyers at lower levels. ASML Holding (ASML): Among the Best European Stocks to Buy According to Analysts
Positive Sentiment: ASML’s AGM approved a final dividend (€2.70 per share) and capital measures, and the company reiterated investments to avoid becoming a production bottleneck — corporate actions that support shareholder returns and reassure customers about capacity expansion. ASML discloses 2026 AGM results
Positive Sentiment: ASML raised guidance tied to strong AI-chip and memory demand, a demand backdrop that supports equipment spending over the next several quarters (positive for bookings and long-term revenue). ASML Has Just Delivered Massive News for Micron Technology Investors
Neutral Sentiment: Management told investors it will avoid being a bottleneck via capacity and productivity investments — reassuring but not an immediate earnings catalyst; it’s more a medium-term supply-side positive. ASML says firm will not be chip industry’s bottleneck
Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary and bullish lists (e.g., ASML named a top AI stock that could reach a trillion-dollar market cap) are sentiment boosters but speculative and less likely to move price immediately. ASML Holding N.V. (ASML): One of the Stocks That Could Break Trillion Dollar Ceiling
Negative Sentiment: TSMC said it will delay adopting ASML’s top-end EUV machines because of cost, which directly hit near-term demand visibility for ASML’s highest-margin systems and is the main reason the stock pulled back today. This is the clearest immediate negative catalyst for shares. ASML Loses Nearly $17 Billion of Value as TSMC Shuns Top-End Machines

ASML Company Profile

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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.