The company maintains a monopoly on advanced AI chip manufacturing equipment.

Investors seeking to capitalize on the hot artificial intelligence (AI) market have many stocks to choose from. One to consider is Dutch company ASML ( ASML 0.52% ) , a leading supplier of equipment essential for manufacturing advanced AI semiconductor chips.

ASML's shares had two lives in 2025. For much of the year, the stock was depressed due to geopolitical pressures, including updated government regulations restricting ASML's sales to China, a key AI market, and the Trump administration's introduction of new tariffs . As a result, ASML CEO Christophe Fouquet stated in July, "Against this backdrop, while we are still preparing for growth in 2026, we cannot confirm it at this stage."

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