ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.37 EPS

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

ASML Stock Up 5.4 %

Shares of NASDAQ ASML opened at $720.44 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $715.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $778.53. The company has a market capitalization of $283.43 billion, a PE ratio of 38.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.47. ASML has a 12-month low of $645.45 and a 12-month high of $1,110.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.84.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms recently weighed in on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price target on ASML from $815.00 to $767.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, November 29th. BNP Paribas began coverage on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 target price on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of ASML from $1,207.00 to $1,148.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Berenberg Bank raised shares of ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $946.60.

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.