ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) Announces Earnings Results

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19, Zacks reports. ASML had a return on equity of 47.73% and a net margin of 26.78%. The company had revenue of $8.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $7.90 billion. ASML updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS and its Q2 2025 guidance to EPS.

ASML Trading Down 2.4 %

Shares of ASML stock traded down $15.47 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $624.69. The company had a trading volume of 1,552,925 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,627,116. The firm has a market cap of $245.77 billion, a PE ratio of 30.03, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $697.51 and a 200 day moving average price of $711.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 0.99. ASML has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09.

ASML Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be given a $1.5855 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. This is a positive change from ASML's previous dividend of $1.08. ASML's payout ratio is 27.48%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on ASML shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on shares of ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Susquehanna dropped their price objective 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. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Finally, DZ Bank raised ASML from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $906.00.

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.