Valuation Scrutiny: Market participants are closely examining ASML Holding's elevated price-to-earnings ratio amid questions over long-term earnings growth in the semiconductor equipment sector. Some highlight that recent analyst commentary questions whether current multiples align with projected demand slowdowns for advanced lithography tools.
Record High Context: Shares reached new peaks recently, prompting discussions on whether the AI-driven capital expenditure cycle can sustain momentum or if sector concentration risks may weigh on future performance. Observers note potential impacts from broader warnings in related chip supply chains.
Sentiment Shift: Overall tones reflect measured caution as participants weigh the company's technological leadership against evolving market dynamics in the coming quarters.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
ASML Holding Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $ASML stock 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 5 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ASML stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE JARED MOSKOWITZ has traded it 4 times. They made 4 purchases worth up to $60,000 on 03/31, 03/23 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. purchased up to $15,000 on 01/30.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.
ASML Holding Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,089 institutional investors add shares of ASML Holding stock to their portfolio, and 920 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 1,641,974 shares (-48.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $2,100,560,918
- FMR LLC added 1,597,776 shares (+103.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $2,044,018,859
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 1,253,529 shares (-43.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,341,100,535
- EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC removed 555,281 shares (-37.1%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $710,365,430
- BAROMETER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC. removed 505,290 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $646,412,444
- COATUE MANAGEMENT LLC added 496,234 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $634,827,193
- EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 401,637 shares (-48.1%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $513,810,197
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
ASML Holding Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $ASML in the last several months. We have seen 3 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/29/2026
- RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/15/2026
- Bernstein issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/05/2026
To track analyst ratings and price targets for ASML Holding, check out Quiver Quantitative's $ASML forecast page.
ASML Holding Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $ASML recently. We have seen 5 analysts offer price targets for $ASML in the last 6 months, with a median target of $1700.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Sandeep Deshpande from JP Morgan set a target price of $2200.0 on 06/03/2026
- Srini Pajjuri from RBC Capital set a target price of $1700.0 on 04/16/2026
- David Dai from Bernstein set a target price of $1971.0 on 03/26/2026
- Joseph Quatrochi from Wells Fargo set a target price of $1650.0 on 01/29/2026
- Leon Chen from KGI Securities set a target price of $1415.0 on 01/15/2026
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
