ASML (ASML, Financial) saw its shares plunge by 9.56% to $788.87. The drop was driven by the company's third-quarter orders amounting to 2.63 billion euros, which fell short of market expectations of 5.39 billion euros.
Looking ahead, ASML forecasts fourth-quarter net sales to be between 8.8 billion euros and 9.2 billion euros, closely aligned with market expectations of 8.95 billion euros. For the full year, ASML expects net sales to reach 28 billion euros, slightly above the anticipated 27.71 billion euros.