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Shares in ASML surged to a new all-time high on Thursday, pushing its market capitalisation past the $500 billion milestone and cementing its lead as Europe's most valuable company.
ASML Holding's IBM business is gaining momentum in 2025, driven by system upgrades, expanding EUV adoption, and rising service revenues.
ASML's DRAM memory supercycle should drive a strong rebound in bookings and book-to-bill, as leading DRAM makers add substantial greenfield capacity that requires more complex lithography. High-NA EUV is progressing from R&D into commercial ramp, with Intel and other customers preparing for 14A and advanced nodes, supporting a recovery in system sales from late FY26 onwards. Increasing High-NA EUV volumes should help ASML progress toward its FY30 gross margin target, as scale reduces High-NA dilutive effects and lifts the overall margin mix.
As a whole, large-cap semiconductor stocks performed impressively in 2025. The performance of the iShares Semiconductor ETF NASDAQ: SOXX demonstrates this.
ASML (NASDAQ: ASML), the leading Dutch supplier of semiconductor equipment and the sole provider of EUV lithography systems, begins 2026 on a robust note. Following a tumultuous 2025, the stock has increased by nearly 16% during the first week of January, driven by numerous analyst upgrades and price targets soaring to as high as $1,500.
ASML (ASML) closed the most recent trading day at $1, moving 1.06% from the previous trading session.
ASML Holding stock is up 58.2% in six months as AI chip demand lifts EUV orders, but valuation, margins and geopolitics raise the buy-or-hold question.
ASML Holding N.V. has decisively broken out to new highs, outperforming semiconductor peers recently, as sentiments are boosting fab equipment plays. ASML's dominant EUV moat remains unchallenged despite competitive and geopolitical noise, with customer diversification improving via Intel and Samsung's growing momentum. Revenue and margin visibility through 2027 appears strong and validated, underpinned by AI-driven demand and pricing power, with Wall Street projecting nearly €40B in 2027 sales.
The latest trading day saw ASML (ASML) settling at $1, representing a +1.14% change from its previous close.
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