ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) Stock Has Average Target Price of $2,085.38 According to Analysts

Shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-five research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have assigned a hold rating, seventeen have given a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $2,079.12.

ASML has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. DZ Bank raised shares of ASML from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings upgraded ASML from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Monday, September 14th.

Trending Headlines about ASML

Here are the key news stories impacting ASML this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record results and strong profitability: ASML reported approximately €11.7 billion in third-quarter sales, up 55% year over year, with net income near €5.0 billion and gross margin of 57.5%. The results reinforce the company’s earnings momentum. ASML: An Earnings Monster With More Room to Run
• Positive Sentiment: Demand remains well ahead of supply: Customers are seeking equipment deliveries into 2029 and 2030, while ASML says supply is effectively sold out through at least 2028. Its monopoly in extreme ultraviolet lithography makes it a critical bottleneck for advanced AI, CPU, and high-bandwidth-memory chips. Why is ASML the real bottleneck in the AI chip market?
• Positive Sentiment: Higher prices and capacity expansion could lift future earnings: Management has completed price increases for key products, with the full margin benefit expected over the next several years. ASML also plans to expand manufacturing capacity beyond its previous target, supporting growth after 2028. ASML: 3 Key Takeaways for Long-Term Investors
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst view remains constructive: JPMorgan lowered its price target to $2,350 but maintained an Overweight rating, implying substantial potential upside if demand and pricing gains continue.
• Negative Sentiment: Expectations are extremely high: ASML trades at a premium valuation, so even strong earnings have not fully satisfied investors. A slight quarterly sales miss, rising costs, and the need to look beyond already-secured demand are weighing on sentiment. ASML’s sold-out outlook forces investors to look beyond demand
• Negative Sentiment: Macro and shareholder-return concerns: Higher inflation and interest-rate expectations are prompting a rotation away from expensive technology stocks. Separately, the latest quarterly dividend was reduced by 2%, while geopolitical exposure to China and Taiwan remains a risk.

Institutional Trading of ASML

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ASML. Van ECK Associates Corp lifted its holdings in ASML by 31.7% in the 2nd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 2,459,420 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,892,869,000 after purchasing an additional 592,125 shares in the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. raised its position in shares of ASML by 223.7% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 287,225 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $379,368,000 after buying an additional 198,505 shares during the last quarter. Sands Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 26.6% during the fourth quarter. Sands Capital Management LLC now owns 669,985 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $716,790,000 after buying an additional 140,821 shares during the last quarter. Amundi lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 498.0% in the second quarter. Amundi now owns 156,791 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $311,926,000 after buying an additional 130,573 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Scge Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 76.7% in the fourth quarter. Scge Management L.P. now owns 228,000 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $243,928,000 after buying an additional 99,000 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Price Performance

NASDAQ ASML opened at $1,641.52 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.49, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09. ASML has a 12 month low of $946.11 and a 12 month high of $1,999.96. The stock has a market cap of $645.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.41, a PEG ratio of 0.72 and a beta of 1.77. The company’s 50 day moving average is $1,739.12 and its two-hundred day moving average is $1,670.66.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Sunday, September 27th. The semiconductor company reported $14.71 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $13.27 billion during the quarter. ASML had a net margin of 34.10% and a return on equity of 64.24%. As a group, research analysts anticipate that ASML will post 45.26 earnings per share for the current year.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, October 27th will be paid a $2.1077 dividend. This represents a $8.43 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a negative change from ASML’s previous quarterly dividend of $2.1507. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, October 27th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is currently 22.62%.

About ASML

ASML Holding N.V. is a Netherlands-based technology company that develops and manufactures advanced lithography systems used by semiconductor manufacturers to produce integrated circuits. Its equipment helps customers transfer intricate circuit patterns onto silicon wafers, a critical step in the production of processors, memory chips and other semiconductor devices.

ASML’s product portfolio includes extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, which support the production of the most advanced chips, as well as deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems for a broad range of semiconductor applications.