ASML vs JNJ: Which Is the Better Buy?

Side-by-side comparison of ASML Holding N.V. and Johnson & Johnson โ€” fair value, conviction, valuation metrics, and QuantHub research signals. Updated 2026-09-25.
ASML Holding N.V. ยท Technology
$1,744.61
-0.7% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C High Quality
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Johnson & Johnson ยท Healthcare
$270.68
+5.7% upside to fair value
Med Conviction Grade C High Quality
QuantHub Verdict
JNJ has more upside to fair value (+5.7%). These are model outputs โ€” not personalized investment advice. See all research โ†’
Valuation & Fundamentals
Metric ASML JNJ
Current Price $1,744.61 $270.68
Fair Value Estimate $1,732.49 $286.05
Upside to Fair Value -0.7% +5.7%
Market Cap $672.4B $652.3B
Forward P/E โ€” โ€”
EV / EBITDA 42.0x 20.2x
Price / Sales 19.0x 6.7x
Price / FCF 67.2x 35.3x
Revenue Growth YoY +21.3% +6.6%
Gross Margin 52.7% 67.9%
Operating Margin 35.4% 26.8%
Return on Equity 52.4% 25.7%
Dividend Yield 0.51% 1.95%
FCF Yield 1.49% 2.83%
Analyst Consensus Buy Buy
Investment Thesis
ASML โ€” ASML Holding N.V.
ASML Holding N.V. is the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker that supplies lithography, metrology, and inspection systems, including the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machines required to pattern the most advanced logic and memory chips, and it holds what current coverage describes as a near-monopoly on those EUV tools. The business quality is genuinely high: TTM gross margin of 52.7%, TTM operating โ€ฆ
JNJ โ€” Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson is a 141,700-employee healthcare holding company operating two segments, Innovative Medicine (immunology, oncology, neuroscience, infectious disease, cardiovascular and metabolism, pulmonary hypertension) and MedTech (interventional solutions, orthopaedics, surgery, vision), founded in 1887 and headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Business quality is high on fundamentals:โ€ฆ
Accumulation Zones
Metric ASML JNJ
Zone Low $1,299.37 $214.54
Zone High $1,472.62 $243.14
In Buy Zone? No No
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