Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for ASML FY2025 Earnings

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) – Cantor Fitzgerald raised their FY2025 EPS estimates for ASML in a report released on Thursday, July 17th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C. Muse now forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $27.68 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $27.57. The consensus estimate for ASML’s current full-year earnings is $25.17 per share.

Several other research firms also recently commented on ASML. Barclays reissued an “equal weight” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Tuesday, June 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group cut shares of ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, June 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $806.00 price target on the stock. Citigroup restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of ASML from $840.00 to $890.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $923.80.

ASML Trading Down 1.4%

NASDAQ:ASML opened at $734.58 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 0.91. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $769.62 and a 200-day moving average of $727.77. The company has a market cap of $289.00 billion, a PE ratio of 30.66, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.73. ASML has a one year low of $578.51 and a one year high of $945.05.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). The business had revenue of $8.94 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.72 billion. ASML had a return on equity of 49.47% and a net margin of 26.95%. The company’s revenue was up 23.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.01 earnings per share.

Institutional Trading of ASML

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its holdings in ASML by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 442 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $306,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans increased its holdings in shares of ASML by 42.8% in the 4th quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 4,437 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $3,049,000 after buying an additional 1,329 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,095 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,145,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares in the last quarter. Evoke Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 15.7% in the 4th quarter. Evoke Wealth LLC now owns 493 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $341,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brooklyn FI LLC purchased a new stake in shares of ASML in the 4th quarter valued at $963,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, August 6th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, July 29th will be paid a $1.856 dividend. This represents a $7.42 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.01%. This is a boost from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, July 29th. ASML’s payout ratio is presently 29.96%.

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.