What's Going On With ASML Shares Friday?

ASML Holding N.V. ASML stock is moving higher on Friday. The stock might be rebounding after falling earlier this week on soft guidance which it issued on Tuesday.

What To Know: The company’s guidance included 2024 fourth-quarter net sales outlook between €8.8 billion and €9.2 billion. In addition, the company expects a gross margin between 49% and 50%.

For the full 2024 fiscal year, ASML anticipates net sales of about €28 billion. In the 2025 fiscal year, ASML expects net sales from €30 billion to €35 billion and a gross margin between 51% and 53%.

CEO Christophe Fouquet said that its 2025 net sales guidance is in, “the lower half of the range that we provided at our 2022 Investor Day.” Fouquet attributed the gross margin, which is also below the previously expected range, to “delayed timing of EUV demand.”

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ASML Price Action: At the time of writing, ASML shares are moving 2.87% higher at $720.39, according to data from Benzinga Pro.

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