FY2025 EPS Estimates for ASML Increased by Cantor Fitzgerald

ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML - Free Report) - Research analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald lifted their FY2025 earnings estimates for ASML in a note issued to investors on Monday, June 9th. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst C. Muse now expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings per share of $27.57 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $27.46. The consensus estimate for ASML's current full-year earnings is $25.17 per share.

Several other research analysts have also commented on ASML. Barclays reiterated an "equal weight" rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Tuesday, June 3rd. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, Susquehanna reduced 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 report on Thursday, April 17th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $906.00.

ASML Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of NASDAQ:ASML traded up $2.12 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $786.21. The company's stock had a trading volume of 998,920 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,679,421. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99. The company has a market capitalization of $309.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.80, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.74. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $703.55 and its 200 day moving average price is $713.24. ASML has a 52 week low of $578.51 and a 52 week high of $1,110.09.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 16th. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19. ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. The firm had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Putney Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 322.2% in the first quarter. Putney Financial Group LLC now owns 38 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC lifted its stake in ASML by 740.0% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Shields & Co. LLC now owns 42 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Halbert Hargrove Global Advisors LLC purchased a new position in ASML in the fourth quarter worth approximately $31,000. Finally, Knuff & Co LLC purchased a new position in ASML in the first quarter worth approximately $33,000. 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.