ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ: ASML)’s stock price has increased by 1.56 compared to its previous closing price of 672.87. However, the company has seen a 14.77% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-04-15 that Unprecedented Opportunities: Recent market panic has created deep discounts among world-class blue-chip companies trading at 52-week lows, offering up to 100% potential returns and secure yields approaching 8%. Trade War Realities: Despite severe pessimism driven by historic tariff increases (highest since 1909), the actual economic impact might be significantly less dire, potentially avoiding recession altogether. Institutional strategies, such as pensions and risk parity funds, may soon trigger substantial stock-buying due to automatic rebalancing. This would provide strong support and fuel market rallies from oversold conditions.
Is It Worth Investing in ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ: ASML) Right Now?
ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ: ASML) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.88x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for ASML is 1.73. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 21 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 rating it as “overweight,” 10 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ASML is 392.95M and currently, short sellers hold a 0.49% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ASML on April 15, 2025 was 1.88M shares.
ASML’s Market Performance
ASML stock saw a decrease of 14.77% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -6.43% and a quarterly a decrease of -7.19%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.94%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.93% for ASML Holding NV (ASML). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.15% for ASML stock, with a simple moving average of -11.82% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ASML
Exane BNP Paribas, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ASML reach a price target of $858. The rating they have provided for ASML stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on December 03rd, 2024.
ASML Trading at -3.39% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ASML to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -38.44% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.93%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.94%, as shares sank -6.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -6.43% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ASML rose by +14.90%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -33.46% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $675.61. In addition, ASML Holding NV saw -1.41% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for ASML
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.32 for the present operating margin
- 0.51 for the gross margin
The net margin for ASML Holding NV stands at 0.27. The total capital return value is set at 0.32. Equity return is now at value 48.13, with 17.32 for asset returns.
Based on ASML Holding NV (ASML), the company’s capital structure generated 0.17 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 3.04.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 9.94 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.89. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.47for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.58. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.53.
Conclusion
In conclusion, ASML Holding NV (ASML) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
