ASML (ASML) shares soared 9.5% in the last trading session to close at $1,041.34. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 4.7% gain over the past four weeks.ASML Holding extended its rally, driven by the fact that it has become Europe’s second-biggest listed company. Moreover, its biggest client called Taiwan Semiconductor is gearing up to receive the high-NA extreme ultraviolet machine by the end of this year, which bode ...

Three semiconductor stocks are on the move today. Are any of them still cheap enough to buy?Wednesday is shaping up to be a good day for semiconductor investors, as good news from China (and a potential money grab in Taiwan) lifts share prices of Applied Materials (AMAT 4.73%), ASML Holding (ASML 8.77%), and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSM 6.23%).As of 10:30 a.m. ET, Applied Materials stock is up 4.9% and ASML 7.4%. TSMC bounced back from yesterday's decline with a 6.9% gain today.Good news ...

Key TakeawaysTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and ASML Holding surged Wednesday after analysts reported that the Dutch firm is optimistic that TSMC will receive its advanced chipmaking machine this year.ASML's lithography technology is used to mass-produce semiconductor chips.Jefferies analysts said in a note following a call with ASML executives that CFO Roger Dassen "sounded optimistic that commercial discussions with TSMC are nearing conclusion." American depositary receipts (ADRs) of Taiwan Se ...

Pixelbizz/iStock Editorial via Getty ImagesASML Stock Reversed Most Of Its April Losses ASML Holding (NASDAQ:ASML) investors still hanging on to their positions likely brushed off the initial post-earnings selloff attributed to weak bookings performance at its recent earnings report in late April 2024. Accordingly, ASML's Q1 earnings release indicated net bookings of €3.6B. Of which, €656M was linked to ASML's EUV lithography systems. However, ASML's net bookings metric fell markedly short of Wall Stree ...

ASML's technology is crucial in the manufacturing of high-powered chips.Artificial intelligence (AI) requires many different technologies. While some investors focus on the companies that are developing or deploying AI models, these businesses need hardware with the computing power to create and use those models.This is why stocks like Nvidia have such growth power: The company's GPUs are used by essentially every company involved in AI.There are alternatives to Nvidia, but all of those competitors have to ...

In the latest market close, ASML (ASML) reached $966.12, with a +0.86% movement compared to the previous day. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.6%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.86%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.08%.Coming into today, shares of the equipment supplier to semiconductor makers had gained 12.32% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 7.76%, while the S&P 500 gained 3.15%.The investment community will be closely monitoring the perfor ...

Investors should look at the bigger picture as this semiconductor bellwether could step on the gas following some near-term softness.Semiconductor stocks have been in red-hot form on the market for more than a year now, but things haven't been all rosy of late. The PHLX Semiconductor Sector index picked up some momentum in May following a tepid performance in March and April, and that's not surprising as some major names in this sector have witnessed a pullback in their share prices, including ASML Holding ...

It’s understandable why most of investor attention in the chips space right now goes to Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA). The company continues to blow out earnings expectations and is the king of this space — no doubt.The thing is, there are plenty of other AI stocks to consider investing in right now. This is a sector as vast and diversified as one can invest in.That’s why I’m going to focus on three companies that stand a chance of carving out their own unique growth areas of the market right now. Here are three sem ...

ASML (ASML) closed at $934.25 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.29% move from the prior day. The stock's performance was ahead of the S&P 500's daily loss of 0.74%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 1.53%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 0.39%.Shares of the equipment supplier to semiconductor makers have appreciated by 3.36% over the course of the past month, underperforming the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 10.43% and the S&P 500's gain of 6.06%.Investors will be eagerly watching for the perfor ...

These AI chip stocks have skyrocketed. Now their lofty share prices make them due for a split.The artificial intelligence revolution has caused a growth surge for the technology's enablers, most of which reside in the semiconductor sector. In fact, the stock movements for these companies have been so strong that many now trade at very, very high stock prices, setting these AI beneficiaries up for a potential stock split.Stock splits don't create or destroy any value on their own. After all, if a company has ...