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ASML — six of its last ten reports moved the stock less than 3% within three sessions
The Closelooknet read
ASML (NASDAQ: ASML) is a stock that usually does not lurch after its numbers. On our Print Record it moved 2.3% on average, in either direction, in the three sessions after each of its last ten reports. Six of those ten stayed within 3% (our label "flat"), two rose by more than 3% and two fell by more than 3%. Over the past month it ranks 28th of the 86 stocks in our chip section.
ASML reported quarterly results on Wednesday, 14 October; analysts had expected €7.92 a share and about €10.3 billion in revenue. The stock closed Friday at $1,641.52. What we watch: whether it climbs back above its 50-day average of $1,739.63, or slips under the average close of the last 200 sessions, $1,577.22.
Where ASML stands among 86 chip stocks
ASML gained 0.7% over the past month, 28th of the 86 stocks in our chip section. Its lithography peers are far apart. SÜSS MicroTec (SMHN.DE) fell 16.8% over the month and sits 49.6% below its 19 June high. Nikon (7731.T) rose 6.0% and is 22.5% below its 14 May high. Canon (7751.T) rose 10.0% and is 2.3% below its 10 February high. ASML is 17.5% below its 30 June closing high of $1,989.44.
Our money-flow and quality readings
Our money-flow reading for ASML stands at 51.9, a neutral level, and is slowing: down 3.1 points over five sessions and 9.5 over 21. On our scores ASML rates 62 of 100 overall. Quality is 87, balance sheet 76, cash quality 69 and growth 63. Valuation is 26, capital allocation 59 and momentum 59. The Piotroski score, a check of financial health, scored 8 of 9.
What the last four reports did
The three sessions after the July 2025 report ended 4.6% lower, although both earnings and revenue beat estimates. After October 2025 the stock rose 3.2%, with a revenue miss. January 2026 brought +1.3% and April 2026 brought -0.4%. Across all ten reports, ASML beat the earnings estimate eight times and the revenue estimate five times. For the quarter reported on 14 October, analysts had expected earnings of €7.92 a share and revenue of about €10.3 billion.
Price trend and the Street
ASML is up 53.4% this year but fell 7.8% over the past five sessions. It trades 5.6% below its 50-day average and 4.1% above its 200-day average, and its typical daily swing is about 2.5%. The analysts' average target is $2,331, 40.6% above the last close, with 26 buy, 16 hold and 3 sell ratings.
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