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ASML Holding NV vs Home Depot Inc — how do they compare? ASML Holding NV trades at $1,772 (market cap $688.66B), while Home Depot Inc trades at $343.81 (market cap $342.31B). The key difference: ASML Holding NV is far larger — about 2× Home Depot Inc's market cap, and Home Depot Inc pays the higher dividend (2.71%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ASML | HD | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $688.66B | $342.31B |
Sector | Technology | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $1.99K | $423.42 |
52-Week Low | $689.63 | $297.51 |
Enterprise Value | $682.20B | $403.87B |
Dividend Yield | 0.49% | 2.71% |
Signals from Pluang's Aura AI — not financial advice
ASML trades at $1,797.32, down 0.38% on the day, with technical indicators showing a bullish trend despite recent volatility. The company reported strong Q1 2026 earnings that beat expectations, with revenue reaching $32.67B in 2025 and net income margins of 29.71%. Analyst consensus remains strongly positive with 56.82% buy ratings and a $2,210 price target, though elevated valuation ratios (P/E 61.03) warrant caution.
ASML maintains a dominant position in advanced semiconductor equipment with robust profitability and growth prospects driven by AI infrastructure demand. Key risks include China export restrictions, competitive pressures, and high valuation multiples. The stock offers exposure to critical chip manufacturing technology but requires monitoring of earnings execution and geopolitical developments.
Home Depot (HD) trades at $343.30, up 1.35% on the day, with mixed technical signals showing a bearish overall trend but bullish moving averages. The company reported $159.51B in revenue for 2025 with a net income margin of 8.41%, though earnings per share missed expectations in Q3 2025 but beat in subsequent quarters. Recent news highlights institutional trading activity and concerns over weak big-ticket demand and rising mortgage rates impacting home improvement stocks.
The outlook remains cautious with a consensus price target of $370.59 suggesting upside potential, but risks include margin pressure from investments and housing market sensitivity. Long-term growth relies on professional customer demand and housing tailwinds, though near-term volatility may persist due to economic conditions.
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Founded in 1984 and based in the Netherlands, ASML is the leader in photolithography systems used in the manufacturing of semiconductors. Photolithography is the process in which a light source is used to expose circuit patterns from a photomask onto a semiconductor wafer. The latest technological advances in this segment allow chipmakers to continually increase the number of transistors on the same area of silicon, with lithography historically representing a meaningful portion of the cost of making cutting-edge chips. Chipmakers require next-generation EUV lithography tools from ASML to continue past the 5-nanometer process node. ASML's products are used at every major semiconductor manufacturer, including Intel, Samsung, and TSMC.
Read more on ASML →Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, operating more than 2,300 warehouse-format stores offering more than 30,000 products in store and 1 million products online in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Its stores offer numerous building materials, home improvement products, lawn and garden products, and decor products and provide various services, including home improvement installation services and tool and equipment rentals. The acquisition of distributor Interline Brands in 2015 allowed Home Depot to enter the maintenance, repair, and operations business, which has been expanded through the tie-up with HD Supply (2020). The addition of the Company Store brought textile exposure to Home Depot's lineup.
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