ASML Holding NV (NASDAQ:ASML) stock rose 1% in premarket hours on Tuesday after a Dutch court extended the detention of a former Russian employee of the semiconductor equipment maker, suspected of stealing intellectual property and selling it to Russian buyers.
However, technical analysis using simple moving averages suggests that the stock price is neither increasing nor decreasing but oscillating within a defined range.
What Happened: The 43-year-old man named German Aksenov is suspected of stealing proprietary design manuals related to microchips, microchip equipment, and military-grade technology from ASML, Mapper, NXP, and the Delft University of Technology,
Aksenov, arrested on Aug. 28, has denied all charges and remains in custody. Prosecutors requested an extension of his detention until February, citing the risk of flight and potential further leaks, according to Reuters.
Why It Matters: Shares of ASML Holding have declined by 1.45% on a year-to-date basis and 32.18% in the last six months. This compares to a 29.6% and 12.4% growth in the Nasdaq 100 Index in the same period, respectively.
From a technical perspective, the analysis of daily moving averages indicates a potential period of consolidation.
Shares were trading at $709.56 apiece in premarket, which was above its eight and 20-day simple moving averages, of $709.06 apiece and $686.08 per share, respectively. As per Benzinga Pro data, its current stock price was lower than the 50 and 200-day moving average prices at $719.23 apiece and $880.62 per share, respectively.
This trend indicates that the stock is experiencing near-term upward momentum but it is still broadly below its longer-term price movement, indicating consolidation. On the other hand, the relative strength index of 54.09 suggests the stock was in the neutral region, neither overbought nor oversold.
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What Analysts Are Saying: According to Benzinga Pro data, ASML has a consensus price target of $870 per share based on the ratings of 13 analysts. The highest price target out of all the analysts tracked by Benzinga is $1,148 apiece issued by JPMorgan in October.
The average price target of $790.67 apiece between two changes from Bernstein, and Wells Fargo implies an 11.9% upside.
ASML Holding NV（纳斯达克股票代码：ASML）股价周二盘前上涨了1％，此前荷兰法院延长了对这家半导体设备制造商一名前俄罗斯雇员的拘留，该雇员涉嫌窃取知识产权并将其出售给俄罗斯买家。
但是，使用简单移动平均线的技术分析表明，股价既没有上涨也没有下跌，而是在规定的范围内波动。
发生了什么：这位名叫德国阿克塞诺夫的43岁男子涉嫌从ASML、Mapper、恩智浦和代尔夫特理工大学窃取与微芯片、微芯片设备和军用级技术相关的专有设计手册，
8月28日被捕的阿克塞诺夫否认了所有指控，目前仍被拘留。据路透社报道，检察官要求将他的拘留延长至2月，理由是存在逃跑风险和可能的进一步泄密事件。
为何重要：ASML Holding的股价今年迄今已下跌1.45％，在过去六个月中下跌了32.18％。相比之下，纳斯达克100指数同期分别增长了29.6％和12.4％。
从技术角度来看，对每日移动平均线的分析表明了潜在的盘整期。
盘前股票的交易价格为每股709.56美元，高于其八天和20天的简单移动平均线，分别为每股709.06美元和每股686.08美元。根据Benzinga Pro的数据，其目前的股价分别低于50天和200天移动平均线，分别为每股719.23美元和每股880.62美元。
这种趋势表明该股在短期内呈上涨势头，但仍大大低于其长期价格走势，这表明该股正在盘整。另一方面，54.09的相对强度指数表明该股处于中性区域，既没有超买也没有超卖。
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分析师在说什么：根据Benzinga Pro的数据，根据13位分析师的评级，ASML的共识目标股价为每股870美元。在本辛加追踪的所有分析师中，最高的目标股价是摩根大通在10月份发行的每股1,148美元。
伯恩斯坦和富国银行的两次变动之间的平均目标股价为每人790.67美元，这意味着上涨11.9％。
