ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.19 EPS

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The semiconductor company reported $6.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $6.12 by $0.19, Zacks reports. The business had revenue of $8.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.90 billion. ASML had a net margin of 26.78% and a return on equity of 47.73%. ASML updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS and its Q2 2025 guidance to EPS.

ASML Price Performance

Shares of ASML opened at $640.16 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $251.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 1.67. ASML has a fifty-two week low of $578.51 and a fifty-two week high of $1,110.09. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $699.77 and a 200-day simple moving average of $714.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.53.

ASML Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, May 6th. Shareholders of record on Monday, April 28th will be given a dividend of $1.5855 per share. This is an increase from ASML’s previous dividend of $1.08. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 28th. ASML’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.35%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have issued reports on ASML. DZ Bank raised ASML from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of ASML from $860.00 to $840.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Susquehanna decreased their price target on ASML from $1,100.00 to $965.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on ASML from $1,148.00 to $1,100.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ASML currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $906.00.

About ASML

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.