Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft Reiterates Buy Rating for ASML (NASDAQ:ASML)

Key Points

• Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft has reaffirmed a buy rating for ASML, supporting its positive outlook for the semiconductor company.
• ASML's stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a price target of $923.80, according to recent analyst evaluations.
• ASML reported quarterly earnings of $4.55 per share, missing estimates but showing a 23.2% increase in revenue compared to the previous year.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "buy" rating reaffirmed by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,MarketScreener reports.

A number of other research firms have also recently commented on ASML. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on ASML in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $806.00 price target for the company. Jefferies Financial Group cut ASML from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Arete Research raised shares of ASML to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 12th. UBS Group raised ASML from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded ASML from an "equal weight" rating to an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $923.80.

ASML Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of ASML opened at $962.61 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.21. ASML has a 12-month low of $578.51 and a 12-month high of $977.48. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $782.64 and its 200-day simple moving average is $745.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $378.71 billion, a PE ratio of 40.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 1.80.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 16th. The semiconductor company reported $4.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $5.94 by ($1.39). ASML had a net margin of 26.95% and a return on equity of 49.47%. The business had revenue of $8.94 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.72 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $4.01 earnings per share. ASML's revenue for the quarter was up 23.2% compared to the same quarter last year. ASML has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that ASML will post 25.17 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of ASML

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Putney Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of ASML by 322.2% during the 1st quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in ASML by 153.8% in the 2nd quarter. Princeton Global Asset Management LLC now owns 33 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new stake in ASML during the 1st quarter valued at about $27,000. Binnacle Investments Inc increased its stake in ASML by 78.9% during the 2nd quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc now owns 34 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in ASML during the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. 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.

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