Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for ASML FY2026 Earnings

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) - Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of ASML in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, July 17th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C. Muse now forecasts that the semiconductor company will earn $30.26 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $31.98. The consensus estimate for ASML's current full-year earnings is $25.17 per share.

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

ASML has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Barclays reissued an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Susquehanna lowered their target price on shares of ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a "positive" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Citigroup reissued a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 target price for the company. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $923.80.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASML traded down $14.90 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $719.68. 2,643,831 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,756,218. 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 company has a market cap of $283.14 billion, a PE ratio of 30.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.49 and a beta of 1.73. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $769.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $728.20. ASML has a 1-year low of $578.51 and a 1-year high of $945.05.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared 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 1.03%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, July 29th. This is a boost from ASML's previous quarterly dividend of $1.64. ASML's payout ratio is currently 29.67%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ASML

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ASML by 70,115.5% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,400,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $9,282,120,000 after acquiring an additional 1,398,805 shares during the last quarter. Edgewood Management LLC increased its position in ASML by 43.1% in the fourth quarter. Edgewood Management LLC now owns 3,186,667 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $2,208,615,000 after purchasing an additional 959,696 shares during the last quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in ASML in the first quarter worth $360,262,000. Invesco Ltd. increased its position in ASML by 101.0% during the first quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 731,271 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $484,562,000 after acquiring an additional 367,505 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi increased its position in ASML by 91.6% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 642,498 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $403,215,000 after acquiring an additional 307,214 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other 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.