In the latest trading session, ASML (ASML) closed at $775.23, marking a +1.87% move from the previous day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.94%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 0.75%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 1.52%.
The equipment supplier to semiconductor makers's shares have seen an increase of 1.72% over the last month, not keeping up with the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 3.9% and outstripping the S&P 500's gain of 1.67%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of ASML in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on July 16, 2025. On that day, ASML is projected to report earnings of $5.8 per share, which would represent year-over-year growth of 34.26%. Meanwhile, the Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenue is projecting net sales of $8.46 billion, up 25.87% from the year-ago period.
For the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $27.18 per share and revenue of $37.13 billion, which would represent changes of +30.55% and +21.54%, respectively, from the prior year.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for ASML. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. Hence, positive alterations in estimates signify analyst optimism regarding the business and profitability.
Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.18% lower within the past month. Right now, ASML possesses a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
In terms of valuation, ASML is presently being traded at a Forward P/E ratio of 28. For comparison, its industry has an average Forward P/E of 25.91, which means ASML is trading at a premium to the group.
We can additionally observe that ASML currently boasts a PEG ratio of 1.48. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. ASML's industry had an average PEG ratio of 1.19 as of yesterday's close.
The Semiconductor Equipment - Wafer Fabrication industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry, currently bearing a Zacks Industry Rank of 95, finds itself in the top 39% echelons of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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