Chip Gear Maker ASML Shoots Higher, Leads 16 New To IBD 50, Other Best Stock Lists

IBD stock screens are regularly updated to add new stocks to watch, as well as weed out those that have started to show weakness. In the tables below, you’ll see which stocks like ASML Holding (ASML) have been added to or removed from lists like the IBD 50, Sector Leaders and the IBD Big Cap 20.

ASML makes a type of chipmaking equipment that is in high demand by AI chipmakers, memory chipmakers and others. No other company in the world has the technology ASML does. Tuesday ASML climbed 2.2% and joined the flagship IBD 50. Another AI play, contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM) was the only company that qualified for Sector Leaders.

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Other top-notch stocks making it onto various best stock lists include energy equipment maker Forgent Power Solutions (FPS). Also, animal health stock Phibro Animal Health (PAHC) and gold mining firm Franco Nevada (FNV). All told, 16 stocks qualified for a spot on IBD watchlists.

The screens are based on The IBD Methodology. This strategy looks for stocks displaying the common traits typically shared by the best-performing stocks in the early stages of their big price moves. Check this column each day to help build and maintain your list of stocks to watch with alerts to the most recent changes.

ASML Stands Alone In Chipmaker Realm

The extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines ASML makes imprint silicon wafers with silicon designs. Those designs are for various semiconductors including artificial intelligence chips. No other chip equipment maker has been able to duplicate the advanced EUV technology ASML has.

But never buy a stock just because it’s on an IBD list. Be sure to do your own research and run all your stock ideas through a buying checklist. And you can use IBD’s simple three-step routine to quickly track general market trends, find stocks to watch, and pinpoint the best time to buy and sell.

Changes made as of March 24, 2026 5:50 PM ET.

IBD 50: ASML Among 9 Rising Onto The 50

Shares of Dutch chip gear maker ASML hit a record high on Feb. 25. It slid to a 1,276.11 low in early March and rebounded. It closed at 1399.42 Tuesday, up 2.2% for the day. IBD’s flagship screen of the best growth stocks to watch gives you 50 companies showing strong relative price strength and top-notch fundamentals. Before you decide what stocks to buy, always check out these new and innovative stocks that historically far outperform the S&P 500.

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