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

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The semiconductor company reported $7.30 earnings per share (EPS) 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 %

ASML stock opened at $720.44 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $283.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.47. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $715.62 and a 200 day moving average price of $778.53. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29, a current ratio of 1.55 and a quick ratio of 0.84. ASML has a 12 month low of $645.45 and a 12 month high of $1,110.09.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ASML has been the subject of several analyst reports. Susquehanna lowered their price target on shares of ASML from $1,300.00 to $1,100.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Friday, October 11th. Sanford C. Bernstein cut 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. Berenberg Bank raised ASML to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on ASML from $790.00 to $860.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, January 13th. Finally, BNP Paribas started coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $858.00 price target for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.