Weiss Ratings Reaffirms Hold (C+) Rating for ASML (NASDAQ:ASML)

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML)‘s stock had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by research analysts at Weiss Ratings in a research note issued on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

ASML has been the subject of several other research reports. Morgan Stanley upgraded ASML from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Morningstar downgraded ASML to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 18th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 8th. Finally, Mizuho upgraded ASML from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $964.60.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $980.54 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a quick ratio of 0.81 and a current ratio of 1.43. The firm has a market cap of $385.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.92, a P/E/G ratio of 1.67 and a beta of 1.87. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $829.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $760.64. ASML has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $1,059.00.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.94 by ($1.39). The company had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The business’s revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $4.01 EPS. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that ASML will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of ASML

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Putney Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 322.2% in the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 153.8% in the 2nd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 33 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 1st quarter worth approximately $27,000. Binnacle Investments Inc raised its holdings in shares of ASML by 78.9% in the 2nd quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 34 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of ASML in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Company Profile

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.