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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NASDAQ:PLAB NASDAQ:STRL On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumePLABPhotronics$28.56-4.5%$37.89$18.61▼$56.00$1.76B1.371.42 million shs918,334 shsSTRLSterling Infrastructure$660.04-3.3%$814.68$230.00▼$1,005.68$20.94B1.83836,920 shs405,469 shs10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom The AI boom is creating opportunities across semiconductors, cloud computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. Inside this report, you’ll find 10 companies positioned to benefit as artificial intelligence moves from hype to real-world deployment and becomes a core growth driver for corporate America.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformancePLABPhotronics-4.48%-2.19%-10.13%-37.52%+46.54%STRLSterling Infrastructure-3.26%-7.96%-23.16%+42.08%+173.01%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumePLABPhotronics$28.56-4.5%$37.89$18.61▼$56.00$1.76B1.371.42 million shs918,334 shsSTRLSterling Infrastructure$660.04-3.3%$814.68$230.00▼$1,005.68$20.94B1.83836,920 shs405,469 shs10 Stocks Powering The Next AI Boom The AI boom is creating opportunities across semiconductors, cloud computing, enterprise software, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and automation. Inside this report, you’ll find 10 companies positioned to benefit as artificial intelligence moves from hype to real-world deployment and becomes a core growth driver for corporate America.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformancePLABPhotronics-4.48%-2.19%-10.13%-37.52%+46.54%STRLSterling Infrastructure-3.26%-7.96%-23.16%+42.08%+173.01%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PricePLABPhotronics 3.00Buy$49.3372.74% UpsideSTRLSterling Infrastructure 3.13Buy$720.679.19% UpsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest PLAB and STRL Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails7/6/2026STRLSterling Infrastructure Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeBuy (B-) ➝ Buy (B)7/2/2026PLABPhotronics Freedom CapitalSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeStrong-Buy6/18/2026STRLSterling Infrastructure Cantor FitzgeraldSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingOverweight6/2/2026STRLSterling Infrastructure KeyCorpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$889.00 ➝ $922.006/1/2026STRLSterling Infrastructure Zacks ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingUpgradeHold ➝ Strong-Buy5/29/2026PLABPhotronics Craig HallumSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingReiterated RatingBuy5/28/2026STRLSterling Infrastructure OppenheimerSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageOutperform$950.005/14/2026STRLSterling Infrastructure Weiss RatingsSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeBuy (B) ➝ Buy (B-)5/13/2026PLABPhotronics Zacks ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Hold5/11/2026STRLSterling Infrastructure Cantor FitzgeraldSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$482.00 ➝ $956.005/6/2026STRLSterling Infrastructure KeyCorpSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetOverweight$572.00 ➝ $889.00(Data available from 7/14/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookPLABPhotronics$849.29M1.98$3.21 per share8.90$27.07 per share1.06STRLSterling Infrastructure$2.49B8.14$12.46 per share52.99$36.02 per share18.32Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DatePLABPhotronics$136.40M$2.7410.42N/AN/A18.47%7.69%6.74%8/26/2026 (Estimated)STRLSterling Infrastructure$290.15M$11.1859.0426.412.4812.02%35.64%15.10%8/3/2026 (Estimated)Latest PLAB and STRL EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails8/3/2026Q2 2026STRLSterling Infrastructure$5.20N/AN/AN/A$963.25 millionN/A5/28/2026Q2 2026PLABPhotronics$0.53$0.42-$0.11$0.54$216.47 million$209.94 million5/4/2026Q1 2026STRLSterling Infrastructure$2.29$3.59+$1.30$3.09$603.58 million$825.68 millionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthPLABPhotronicsN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ASTRLSterling InfrastructureN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ACompare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioPLABPhotronicsN/A5.054.69STRLSterling Infrastructure0.231.101.10Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipPLABPhotronics88.38%STRLSterling Infrastructure80.95%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipPLABPhotronics3.30%STRLSterling Infrastructure1.60%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionablePLABPhotronics1,90858.96 million57.02 millionOptionableSTRLSterling Infrastructure4,40030.69 million30.20 millionOptionablePLAB and STRL HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesEmerald Advisers LLC Cuts Stake in Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. $STRL1 hour ago | marketbeat.comSterling Infrastructure (STRL) Sees a More Significant Dip Than Broader Market: Some Facts to KnowJuly 13 at 6:51 PM | zacks.comJim Cramer Explains Why Sterling Infrastructure Is Up Over 200%July 13 at 5:03 PM | insidermonkey.comDiversify Wealth Management LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. $STRLJuly 13 at 4:07 AM | marketbeat.comSterling Infrastructure, Inc. (NASDAQ:STRL) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" from BrokeragesJuly 12 at 6:13 PM | marketbeat.comHsbc Holdings PLC Purchases 4,679 Shares of Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. $STRLJuly 12 at 10:48 AM | marketbeat.comSwedbank AB Acquires Shares of 16,000 Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. $STRLJuly 11 at 10:07 AM | marketbeat.comIntegrated Advisors Network LLC Has $359,000 Stock Holdings in Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. $STRLJuly 11 at 9:59 AM | marketbeat.comSterling Infrastructure Announces Upcoming General Counsel RetirementJuly 10, 2026 | tipranks.comSterling's Chip Manufacturing Bet Takes Shape: Can It Pay Off?July 10, 2026 | zacks.comSterling Infrastructure, Inc. $STRL Shares Acquired by Private Advisor Group LLCJuly 10, 2026 | marketbeat.comSterling Infrastructure (NASDAQ:STRL) Shares Gap Up - Here's WhyJuly 9, 2026 | marketbeat.comNvidia's CEO Just Predicted a New Blue-Collar Millionaire Class. Here Are 5 Stocks Worth Watching.July 8, 2026 | 247wallst.comSterling Announces Extension and Expansion of Credit Facility to $1.5 BillionJuly 8, 2026 | prnewswire.comGeneva Partners LLC Invests $7.36 Million in Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. $STRLJuly 8, 2026 | marketbeat.comElevation Point Wealth Partners LLC Purchases Shares of 1,518 Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. $STRLJuly 8, 2026 | marketbeat.comSterling Infrastructure: Recent Pullback Creates An Opportunity AgainJuly 8, 2026 | seekingalpha.comSterling Infrastructure's Rally Still Has Legs: The One That Got AwayJuly 7, 2026 | seekingalpha.comSterling Infrastructure (STRL) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to KnowJuly 7, 2026 | zacks.comSterling Stock Trades at a Premium: Is More Upside Ahead?July 7, 2026 | zacks.comSterling Infrastructure: Great Business, Less Attractive Stock Today (Rating Downgrade)July 7, 2026 | seekingalpha.comNew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimePLAB and STRL Company DescriptionsPhotronics NASDAQ:PLAB$28.56 -1.34 (-4.48%) Closing price 07/13/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.00 +0.44 (+1.54%) As of 05:48 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.Photronics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of photomask products and services in the United States, Taiwan, China, Korea, Europe, and internationally. It offers photomasks that are used in the manufacture of integrated circuits and flat panel displays (FPDs); and to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers, and FDP substrates. The company offers electrical and optical components. It sells its products to semiconductor and FPD manufacturers, designers, and foundries, as well as to other high-performance electronics manufacturers through its sales personnel and customer service representatives. The company was formerly known as Photronic Labs, Inc. and changed its name to Photronics, Inc. in 1990. Photronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Brookfield, Connecticut.Sterling Infrastructure NASDAQ:STRL$660.04 -22.25 (-3.26%) Closing price 07/13/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$667.10 +7.06 (+1.07%) As of 06:08 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more.Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. engages in the provision of e-infrastructure, transportation, and building solutions primarily in the United States. It operates through three segments: E-Infrastructure Solutions, Transportation Solutions, and Building Solutions. The E-Infrastructure Solutions segment provides site development services for the blue-chip end users in the e-commerce distribution center, data center, manufacturing, warehousing, and power generation sectors. The Transportation Solutions segment is involved in the development of infrastructure and rehabilitation projects for highways, roads, bridges, airports, ports, rail, and storm drainage systems for the departments of transportation in various states, regional transit authorities, airport authorities, port authorities, water authorities, and railroads. The Building Solutions segment provides residential and commercial concrete foundations for single-family and multi-family homes, parking structures, elevated slabs, other concrete work for developers and general contractors, as well as provides plumbing services for residential builds. The company was formerly known as Sterling Construction Company, Inc. and changed its name to Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. in June 2022. Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas. 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