ASML (ASML) is Facing a Shortage That Can't Be Met, Says Jim Cramer

We recently published 13 Stocks Jim Cramer Commented On.  ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer commanded on.

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) is one of the most important technology companies in the world. It is a semiconductor manufacturing equipment provider and the only company capable of manufacturing high-end EUV chip machines that produce the latest AI chips. ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML)’s shares are up by 103% over the past year and by 20% year-to-date. Bernstein reiterated an Outperform rating and a $1,642 share price target for the firm in January on the back of structural tailwinds for the next couple of years. The financial firm added that ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) can beat consensus expectations for its upcoming earnings report on January 28th. UBS also discussed the firm. It raised the share price target to €1,400 from €1,030 on the back of higher earnings estimates and demand strength across memory and logic chips. Like Bernstein, the bank also commented that ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) can surpass its earnings estimates. Similarly, Cramer discussed the demand for the firm’s products:

“Okay, so, here’s the ones that have a shortage that can’t be met. . .ASML. . .Those stocks are up . . .27[%] ASML, this is from the year began.”

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