Photronics (PLAB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAB) is a manufacturer of photomasks, precision photographic plates used in the semiconductor and flat-panel display manufacturing processes. Photomasks transfer circuit patterns onto silicon wafers and display substrates, making them an important component in the production of integrated circuits, memory devices, flat-panel displays and other electronic products.

The company provides photomasks for a range of semiconductor applications, including advanced logic, foundry and memory devices. It also supplies photomasks used to manufacture flat-panel displays for products such as televisions, computer monitors, mobile devices and other consumer electronics. Its offerings support customers across multiple technology generations and manufacturing processes.

Founded in 1969, Photronics serves global semiconductor and display manufacturers through operations and facilities in the United States, Europe and Asia. The company works with customers throughout the electronics supply chain, providing photomask manufacturing, engineering and related support services tailored to their production requirements.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.93 to $27.78
• 50-Day Range: $27.16 to $33.60
• 52-Week Range: $20.05 to $56.00
• Volume: 841,929 shs
• Average Volume: 1.63 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.61 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.60
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $49.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Photronics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Photronics scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 161st out of 599 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Photronics has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Photronics has a consensus price target of $49.33, representing about 81.0% upside from its current price of $27.26.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Photronics has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.19%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Photronics are expected to grow by 9.19% in the coming year, from $1.85 to $2.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Photronics is 9.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Photronics is 9.60, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 76.27.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Photronics has a P/B Ratio of 0.92. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.13% of the float of Photronics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Photronics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.29, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Photronics has recently increased by 5.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Photronics does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Photronics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

Photronics has a news sentiment score of 0.81. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Photronics this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

20 people have searched for PLAB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

19 people have added Photronics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,800% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Photronics insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.30% of the stock of Photronics is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.38% of the stock of Photronics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/26/2026
• Today: 9/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductor Materials & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PLAB
• CIK: 810136
• Web: www.photronics.com
• Phone: (203) 775-9000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,908
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Photronics: $49.33
• High Price Target: $55.00
• Low Price Target: $45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +81.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.60
• Forward P/E Ratio: 14.74
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $136.40 million
• Net Margins: 19.05%
• Pretax Margin: 29.91%
• Return on Equity: 7.45%
• Return on Assets: 6.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 4.94
• Quick Ratio: 4.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $849.29 million
• Price / Sales: 1.89
• Cash Flow: $3.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.09
• Book Value: $29.56 per share
• Price / Book: 0.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,000,000
• Free Float: 57,050,000
• Market Cap: $1.61 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.35