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One of the companies that is often pointed to in the technology sector as a bellwether as the world's top chip equipment maker is the Dutch company, ASML Holding NV ADR (Nasdaq: ASML). It not long ago gave a rather upbeat forward assessment of its business (thanks to smartphones and tablets) and now more good news is flowing for ASML shareholders. The world's biggest semiconductor manufacturer Intel (Nasdaq: INTC), and one of ASML's largest customers, agreed to invest $4.1 billion into the...

Top 5 RisersStockRatingAnalysisPOLSTRONGBUYThe long term projected growth rate for PolyOne is rising, and this is happenening at a time when historical earnings have already increased significantly.THCBUYThe long term projected growth rate for Tenet is rising, and this is happenening at a time when historical earnings have already increased significantly.ASMLSTRONGBUYASML is gaining higher expectations and its [...]

"Don't worry about whether the iphone will beat the Android, or the Galaxy the ipad; rather, you should buy the maker of chip machines for mobile devices," says Frida Ghitis. The contributing editor to Global Investing explains, "Spun off from Phillips, ASML Holdings NV (ASML) -- a quiet high tech star -- [...]

Shares of ASML Holding N.V. (NASDAQ: ASML) are higher on the session by 0.93%, currently trading at $32.45. The stock has been moving largely lower for the past six months, though has recently broken that downward technical trend and bounced off of the 200-day moving average, which is bullish. Options traders are buying puts on the name today. A short while ago the November $32.50 put was purchased 1,000 times, on the offer, on open interest of 3,100 contracts. Overall put volume is now...

• Last night's interims included a 2-cent beat from Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), as earnings for the third quarter came in at $0.52, on revenues of $11.1 billion, up 18.2% YoY, and up from Street estimates of $11 billion • Railroad operator CSX (NYSE:CSX) posted third quarter earnings of $1.08 a share, $0.03 higher than Street estimates, on revenues of [...]

Credit Suisse rates ASML Holding N.V. (ADR) (NASDAQ: ASML) at Outperform, as it believes in the PC shipment story through next year. In the research report, Credit Suisse writes, "Bottom line: We remain constructive on ASML as we believe: (i) Despite mid-summer weakness in PCs and current worries on DRAM price declines, shipment trends at ASML remain intact through mid-2011 - this we think is fundamentally consistent with our thesis that aggregate sell-through trends still remain supportive...

by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Cowboy daredevils have their bucking bulls and broncos to ride. And thrill-seeking teenagers can strap themselves into rollercoaster’s with loops, corkscrews and 400-foot drops when they need a rush. But investors looking for the same intense up and down motions – and the charge of [...]

ASML Holding (Nasdaq: ASML): Ride This Volatile Company To Long-Term Profits by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research Tuesday, January 19, 2010 Cowboy daredevils have their bucking bulls and broncos to ride. And thrill-seeking teenagers can strap themselves into rollercoaster's with loops, corkscrews and 400-foot drops when they need a rush. But investors looking for the same intense [...]

ASML Holding N.V. (ASML) was the first of the capital equipment companies to report third quarter results. Judging from the 100.7% increase in revenue to €555.3 million, we feel more optimistic about Applied Materials (AMAT), KLA Tencor (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX) and Tokyo Electron, the other big players in the space. Although the year-over-year decline of [...]

Thursday January 15, 2009 Navivest ASML Holdings N.V., (ASML) the Netherlands based largest manufacturer of lithography systems that are used for the production of integrated circuits or chips, today announced its 2008 fourth quarter and full year results. For the Q4 period, the company reported net sales of EUR 494 million versus the EUR 955 million in the [...]