FY2026 Earnings Forecast for ASML Issued By Erste Group Bank

ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ:ASML) – Erste Group Bank decreased their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for ASML in a report released on Friday, September 18th. Erste Group Bank analyst H. Engel now expects that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $45.10 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $45.59. The consensus estimate for ASML’s current full-year earnings is $44.10 per share.

ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) last released its earnings results on Sunday, June 28th. The semiconductor company reported $8.65 EPS for the quarter. ASML had a return on equity of 52.71% and a net margin of 30.11%.The business had revenue of $10.62 billion for the quarter.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a report on Friday, July 10th. Morningstar lowered shares of ASML to a “sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 27th. Wall Street Zen cut ASML from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 15th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ASML in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on ASML from $2,200.00 to $2,400.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,970.33.

ASML Stock Performance

Shares of ASML stock opened at $1,711.32 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $673.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a current ratio of 1.33. ASML has a one year low of $935.41 and a one year high of $1,999.96. The company’s 50-day moving average is $1,720.24 and its 200 day moving average is $1,618.81.

Institutional Trading of ASML

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Twin Peaks Capital Ltd bought a new position in ASML in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $5,968,000. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of ASML by 1.2% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,611 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $11,163,000 after buying an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. MCF Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 10.1% in the second quarter. MCF Advisors LLC now owns 175 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $348,000 after buying an additional 16 shares in the last quarter. Scholtz & Company LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ASML by 9.6% in the second quarter. Scholtz & Company LLC now owns 4,116 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $8,189,000 after buying an additional 362 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Whetstone Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of ASML during the second quarter worth $808,000. Institutional investors own 26.07% of the company’s stock.

ASML Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, July 28th were paid a $2.1507 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, July 28th. This represents a $8.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. ASML’s dividend payout ratio is 22.62%.

About ASML

ASML Holding N.V. is a Netherlands-based technology company that develops and manufactures lithography systems used by semiconductor manufacturers to produce integrated circuits. Its equipment uses light to project intricate circuit patterns onto silicon wafers, an essential step in the production of chips for computers, smartphones, automobiles, data centers and other electronic devices.

The company’s product portfolio includes extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems and advanced metrology and inspection technologies.