ASMLs 840M Volume Ranks 113th Amid Mixed Earnings Revisions and Zacks 4 Sell Rating

ASML closed August 6 with a 0.19% gain, its volume of $0.84 billion placing it 113th among traded stocks. The chip equipment giant faces mixed signals from recent earnings revisions, with analysts cutting current-quarter estimates by 13.1% but raising full-year projections by 2.4%. Zacks highlights ASML’s 23.6% revenue growth forecast for the current fiscal year, though next-year guidance dropped 0.4%.

The company’s valuation remains contentious, earning a D rating for trading at a premium to peers. Recent results showed a 29.9% year-over-year revenue jump in the last reported quarter, but earnings missed estimates by 23.4%. Zacks’ proprietary ranking system assigns ASML a #4 Sell rating, citing downward revisions in consensus estimates and elevated risks from global trade uncertainties.

A backtest analysis revealed that a strategy of buying top 500 high-volume stocks daily and holding for one day generated a 166.71% return from 2022 to present—far outpacing the 29.18% benchmark. This underscores liquidity-driven momentum in volatile markets, where ASML’s mid-tier volume position could influence short-term performance amid sector-wide swings.