ASML Sees Orders Soar. Is It Time to Buy the Stock?

Shares of ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML) rallied after the company's fourth-quarter earnings report showed soaring orders for the company's devices that make semiconductors. The stock has been up and down over the past year, as it has been pressured over Chinese trade restrictions and, more recently, over what impact DeepSeek could have on chip demand.Meanwhile, ASML has introduced a new technology called a high numerical aperture extreme ultraviolet lithography system, or High NA EUV, that it is trying to sell to its largest customers. All in all, the the stock is down about 15% during the past 12 months. With orders on the rise, let's dig into ASML's earnings to see if this is a good time to buy the stock.ASML had long discussed 2024 being a transition year ahead of what would be a better 2025, and signs of that playing out were on display when the company reported a huge jump in orders, as reflected in its booking number. It recorded bookings of 7.1 billion euros ($7.4 billion), which was a 169% increase compared to Q3 and well ahead of the 4 billion euros ($4.2 billion) that analysts had expected, as compiled by Visible Alpha. It noted that 3 billion euros ($3.1 billion) of its backlog was for EUV (extreme ultraviolet lithography) equipment. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool