ASM International NV (OTCMKTS:ASMIY) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Consensus "Moderate Buy": Ten analysts give ASM International a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" (1 sell, 2 hold, 6 buy, 1 strong buy), though notable recent moves include several buy/overweight reaffirms and a downgrade from Jefferies to "strong sell".
• Q4 results showed an EPS beat of $4.02 vs. $3.37 expected while revenue slightly missed at $808.2M vs. $815.7M; the company reported a 23.5% net margin and 19.8% ROE, and analysts forecast FY EPS of about 14.46.
• Stock context: ASMIY opened at $781.98 with a market cap of $38.39B and a P/E of 45.7, a 50-day/200-day moving average of $819.71/$683.77, and a 52-week range of $372.61–$877.36.

ASM International NV (OTCMKTS:ASMIY - Get Free Report) has received a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the ten brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have given a hold recommendation, six have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on ASMIY shares. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of ASM International in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded ASM International to an "outperform" rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Barclays reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of ASM International in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Morgan Stanley reissued an "overweight" rating on shares of ASM International in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered ASM International from a "moderate sell" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 18th.

ASM International Stock Performance

Shares of ASMIY opened at $781.98 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $819.71 and a 200-day moving average of $683.77. The company has a market cap of $38.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.70 and a beta of 1.91. ASM International has a 1 year low of $372.61 and a 1 year high of $877.36.

ASM International (OTCMKTS:ASMIY - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 3rd. The company reported $4.02 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.37 by $0.65. The business had revenue of $808.18 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $815.67 million. ASM International had a net margin of 23.51% and a return on equity of 19.77%. Analysts predict that ASM International will post 14.46 EPS for the current year.

ASM International Company Profile

ASM International OTCMKTS: ASMIY is a Netherlands-based supplier of wafer processing equipment for the global semiconductor industry. The company develops and manufactures systems used in the deposition and formation of thin films on semiconductor wafers, with a strong reputation for atomic layer deposition (ALD) technology. Its equipment is used in the production of advanced logic, memory, power devices and related semiconductor components where precise control of film thickness and composition is critical.

ASM's product portfolio centers on deposition and epitaxy platforms that support a range of process chemistries and materials, including ALD and other chemical vapor deposition techniques.

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