I upgraded ASML to a ‘Buy' with a one-year price target of €810 per share, reflecting the stock's current pricing of China export restrictions. Despite China's progress in EUV technology, I believe they are still a decade behind ASML, mitigating immediate competitive threats. ASML's near-term revenue may decline by 8% in FY24, but I remain optimistic about long-term growth driven by AI, automotive chips, and IoT.
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AI stocks have soared, leading to a wave of stock splits. ASML is the leading maker of lithography systems, and its share price topped $1,000 a share earlier this year.
ASML was downgraded to Equal Weight by a Wall Street analyst today. The analysts see less-strong growth in 2025 due to three different end-markets.
NTS Group, a Dutch-based maker of "mechatronic" equipment used by semiconductor firms including neighbouring giant ASML , on Friday opened a major new assembly and manufacturing plant in Singapore.
Investors see ASML as a winner from lower rates. Barclays also advised investors to buy the stock on weakness.
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In the most recent trading session, ASML (ASML) closed at $800.17, indicating no shift from the previous trading day.
The Dutch government on Tuesday clarified that ASML needs a licence to provide spare parts and software updates for computer chipmaking equipment it has previously sold to Chinese customers that now falls under export restrictions.