Q1 Earnings Beat: ASML delivered a strong first-quarter performance, surpassing estimates with €8.8 billion in net sales and a 53% gross margin. The company lifted its full-year guidance to €36-40 billion, driven by chip demand exceeding supply as customers accelerate capacity expansions. Social media buzz centers on this positive signal for the semiconductor equipment sector.
Robust Demand Trends: Discussions highlight panic buying of EUV tools by memory giants in South Korea and Samsung's major orders, with slots booked through 2027. Analysts reiterated overweight ratings, noting improvements in EUV throughput and strong order backlogs. Yet, the stock's muted response reflects expectations already priced in.
AI-Fueled Outlook: Commentators underscore ASML's pivotal role in AI infrastructure amid a wafer-fab super cycle. Despite short-term volatility from guidance details and export curbs, long-term conviction remains firm. Social media sentiment portrays sustained growth potential.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
ASML Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $ASML stock 4 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $ASML stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. purchased up to $15,000 on 01/30.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 10/30 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 10/31, 10/30.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
ASML Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 935 institutional investors add shares of ASML stock to their portfolio, and 775 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 1,253,529 shares (-43.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,341,100,535
- ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP added 1,022,532 shares (+195.8%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,093,966,085
- EDGEWOOD MANAGEMENT LLC removed 791,258 shares (-34.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $846,535,283
- EAGLE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC removed 711,488 shares (-46.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $761,192,551
- LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC added 605,017 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $647,283,487
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 509,733 shares (-13.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $545,342,947
- BAROMETER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC. added 505,128 shares (+311807.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $540,416,242
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
ASML Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $ASML in the last several months. We have seen 5 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Barclays issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/29/2026
- RBC Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/15/2026
- Bernstein issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/05/2026
- B of A Securities issued a "Buy" rating on 12/03/2025
- JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/01/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for ASML, check out Quiver Quantitative's $ASML forecast page.
ASML Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $ASML recently. We have seen 6 analysts offer price targets for $ASML in the last 6 months, with a median target of $1571.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- David Dai from Bernstein set a target price of $1971.0 on 03/26/2026
- Srini Pajjuri from RBC Capital set a target price of $1625.0 on 01/29/2026
- Joseph Quatrochi from Wells Fargo set a target price of $1650.0 on 01/29/2026
- Leon Chen from KGI Securities set a target price of $1415.0 on 01/15/2026
- Sandeep Deshpande from JP Morgan set a target price of $1518.0 on 01/14/2026
- Didier Scemama from B of A Securities set a target price of $1331.0 on 12/03/2025
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
