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$658.43 -3.73 (-0.56%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

ASML vs. LRCX, CARR, JCI, BKR, SYM, NVT, BWXT, BRKS, SPXC, and ESAB

Should you be buying ASML stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ASML include Lam Research (LRCX), Carrier Global (CARR), Johnson Controls International (JCI), Baker Hughes (BKR), Symbotic (SYM), nVent Electric (NVT), BWX Technologies (BWXT), Brooks Automation (BRKS), SPX Technologies (SPXC), and ESAB (ESAB).

ASML vs.

Lam Research (NASDAQ:LRCX) and ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Lam Research has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASML has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

ASML has a net margin of 26.40% compared to Lam Research's net margin of 26.02%. Lam Research's return on equity of 50.60% beat ASML's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Lam Research26.02% 50.60% 22.33%
ASML 26.40%47.61%17.13%

84.6% of Lam Research shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of ASML shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Lam Research shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, ASML had 48 more articles in the media than Lam Research. MarketBeat recorded 71 mentions for ASML and 23 mentions for Lam Research. Lam Research's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat ASML's score of 0.55 indicating that Lam Research is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lam Research
10 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
ASML
30 Very Positive mention(s)
7 Positive mention(s)
33 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ASML has higher revenue and earnings than Lam Research. Lam Research is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ASML, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lam Research$15.59B5.78$3.83B$3.0922.67
ASML$26.24B9.87$8.48B$19.1034.47

Lam Research currently has a consensus target price of $97.03, indicating a potential upside of 38.51%. ASML has a consensus target price of $970.60, indicating a potential upside of 47.41%. Given ASML's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ASML is more favorable than Lam Research.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lam Research
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.70
ASML
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.93

Lam Research received 771 more outperform votes than ASML when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.02% of users gave Lam Research an outperform vote while only 65.06% of users gave ASML an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Lam ResearchOutperform Votes
1404
76.02%
Underperform Votes
443
23.98%
ASMLOutperform Votes
633
65.06%
Underperform Votes
340
34.94%

Lam Research pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. ASML pays an annual dividend of $5.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Lam Research pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ASML pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

ASML beats Lam Research on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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ASML vs. The Competition

MetricASMLSpecial industry machinery IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$259.04B$18.88B$23.95B$8.87B
Dividend Yield0.85%1.66%2.76%4.06%
P/E Ratio34.4717.49230.0714.18
Price / Sales9.8713.743,397.6589.42
Price / Cash27.9123.9132.7532.79
Price / Book17.793.657.045.12
Net Income$8.48B$589.57M$659.54M$225.99M
7 Day Performance-4.98%-1.90%0.19%-1.32%
1 Month Performance-7.80%-8.47%0.77%0.60%
1 Year Performance-3.80%1.28%18.75%26.23%

ASML Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASML
ASML
4.425 of 5 stars
$658.43
-0.6%
$970.60
+47.4%
-5.2%$259.04B$26.24B34.4742,416
LRCX
Lam Research
4.9697 of 5 stars
$70.05
-0.2%
$97.03
+38.5%
-2.6%$90.29B$14.91B22.6417,450Analyst Revision
CARR
Carrier Global
4.9329 of 5 stars
$74.50
+0.2%
$82.31
+10.5%
+39.0%$66.84B$22.10B18.8653,000Positive News
JCI
Johnson Controls International
4.7027 of 5 stars
$82.98
-0.7%
$77.21
-6.9%
+58.4%$55.80B$22.95B32.67100,000Analyst Downgrade
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BKR
Baker Hughes
4.2763 of 5 stars
$44.31
+3.4%
$44.59
+0.6%
+30.8%$43.85B$25.51B19.8758,000
SYM
Symbotic
2.6959 of 5 stars
$36.31
-6.9%
$44.31
+22.0%
-2.3%$22.85B$1.82B0.001,300Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
NVT
nVent Electric
4.1661 of 5 stars
$74.27
-1.6%
$85.33
+14.9%
+38.6%$12.45B$3.26B21.7811,300Positive News
BWXT
BWX Technologies
3.2071 of 5 stars
$129.77
-0.4%
$122.43
-5.7%
+65.7%$11.87B$2.50B42.977,800Positive News
BRKS
Brooks Automation
N/AN/AN/AN/A$8.41B$513.70M75.912,800Analyst Forecast
SPXC
SPX Technologies
2.0226 of 5 stars
$166.66
-0.8%
$141.00
-15.4%
+91.7%$7.79B$1.74B44.804,100
ESAB
ESAB
2.7643 of 5 stars
$122.01
+0.7%
$124.14
+1.7%
+54.4%$7.33B$2.77B28.579,000Analyst Downgrade

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This page (NASDAQ:ASML) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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