Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Issues Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Photronics has updated its Q4 2025 earnings guidance, projecting EPS between 0.420-0.480, slightly above the consensus estimate of 0.417.
• Revenue guidance for the same period is set at $201.0 million-$209.0 million, compared to the consensus estimate of $208.4 million.
• Recent analyst ratings include a "buy" from Craig Hallum with a price target of $32.00, while DA Davidson lowered their target from $35.00 to $30.00.

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB - Get Free Report) updated its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.420-0.480 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.417. The company issued revenue guidance of $201.0 million-$209.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $208.4 million.

Photronics Price Performance

Shares of PLAB stock traded down $0.91 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $22.67. The stock had a trading volume of 994,580 shares, compared to its average volume of 583,102. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.36 billion, a PE ratio of 12.88 and a beta of 1.40. Photronics has a twelve month low of $16.46 and a twelve month high of $31.60. The stock's 50 day moving average is $20.26 and its 200 day moving average is $19.84.

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.12. The business had revenue of $210.39 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $204.30 million. Photronics had a return on equity of 8.19% and a net margin of 12.67%.The company's revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.51 earnings per share. Photronics has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.420-0.480 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Photronics will post 2.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PLAB has been the subject of several research analyst reports. DA Davidson decreased their price objective on Photronics from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 29th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Photronics from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. Finally, Craig Hallum began coverage on Photronics in a research report on Wednesday, June 11th. They set a "buy" rating and a $32.00 price objective for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $31.00.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Photronics news, Director David A. Garcia purchased 2,650 shares of Photronics stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 27th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $19.00 per share, with a total value of $50,350.00. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 10,198 shares of the company's stock, valued at $193,762. This represents a 35.11% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Mitchell G. Tyson sold 15,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.97, for a total value of $299,550.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 56,927 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,136,832.19. This represents a 20.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 49,382 shares of company stock valued at $985,035 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 3.20% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Photronics

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its holdings in Photronics by 424.0% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 8,363 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $157,000 after purchasing an additional 6,767 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Photronics by 19.9% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 12,254 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $231,000 after purchasing an additional 2,033 shares during the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its holdings in Photronics by 6.8% during the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 14,847 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $280,000 after purchasing an additional 945 shares during the last quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC raised its holdings in Photronics by 10.7% during the second quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC now owns 23,815 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $448,000 after purchasing an additional 2,297 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in Photronics during the second quarter worth $477,000. 88.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Photronics Company Profile

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.