ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML – Free Report) – Erste Group Bank lifted their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for ASML in a report released on Tuesday, May 12th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $37.35 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $37.26. The consensus estimate for ASML’s current full-year earnings is $37.09 per share.
A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of ASML from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Grupo Santander downgraded shares of ASML to an “underperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $1,750.00 price target on shares of ASML in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Three equities research 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 issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, ASML currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,504.38.
ASML Trading Down 2.0%
ASML opened at $1,472.39 on Tuesday. ASML has a 1-year low of $683.48 and a 1-year high of $1,603.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $579.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 52.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.81. 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 company’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,416.86 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1,285.48.
ASML (NASDAQ:ASML – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 30th. The semiconductor company reported $8.28 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $10.15 billion for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 48.69% and a net margin of 27.65%.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On ASML
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of ASML. Telos Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in ASML by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Telos Capital Management Inc. now owns 10,850 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $10,504,000 after buying an additional 463 shares during the last quarter. Regents of The University of California acquired a new position in ASML during the third quarter worth approximately $413,335,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in ASML by 4.1% in the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 990,816 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $959,180,000 after buying an additional 38,660 shares during the last quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ASML in the third quarter valued at approximately $680,000. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 34.5% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 15,583 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $15,086,000 after acquiring an additional 4,001 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 26.07% of the company’s stock.
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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