ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.37 EPS

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) released its earnings results on Wednesday. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $7.67 by ($0.37), Zacks reports. ASML had a return on equity of 47.61% and a net margin of 26.40%. ASML updated its Q1 2025 guidance to EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded up $30.90 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $714.25. The stock had a trading volume of 2,331,102 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,879,324. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The company has a market capitalization of $281.00 billion, a PE ratio of 37.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.47. ASML has a 1 year low of $645.45 and a 1 year high of $1,110.09. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $715.62 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $778.53.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on ASML. Berenberg Bank raised ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Susquehanna decreased their price objective on shares of ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut their target price on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 29th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Finally, BNP Paribas initiated coverage on ASML in a research note on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price objective for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ASML presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $946.60.

About ASML

ASML Holding N.V. develops, produces, markets, sells, and services advanced semiconductor equipment systems for chipmakers. It offers advanced semiconductor equipment systems, including lithography, metrology, and inspection systems. The company also provides extreme ultraviolet lithography systems; and deep ultraviolet lithography systems comprising immersion and dry lithography solutions to manufacture various range of semiconductor nodes and technologies.