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Photronics (PLAB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$23.57 -0.40 (-1.69%)
As of 12:48 PM Eastern
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About Photronics Stock (NASDAQ:PLAB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$23.43
$24.97
50-Day Range
$18.21
$23.97
52-Week Range
$16.46
$31.60
Volume
456,517 shs
Average Volume
626,415 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.42 billion
P/E Ratio
12.27
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$31.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Photronics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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78th Percentile Overall Score

PLAB MarketRank™: 

Photronics scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 172nd out of 664 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Photronics has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Photronics has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Photronics' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Photronics is 12.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.54.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Photronics is 12.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 55.45.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Photronics has a P/B Ratio of 1.04. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.38% 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 4.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Photronics has recently increased by 7.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Photronics does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.38% 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 4.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Photronics has recently increased by 7.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Photronics has a news sentiment score of 0.87. 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 Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Photronics this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 8 people have searched for PLAB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Photronics insiders have sold 1,856.38% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $50,350.00 in company stock and sold $985,035.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.20% 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.

  • Read more about Photronics' insider trading history.
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PLAB Stock News Headlines

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PLAB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Photronics' stock was trading at $23.56 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, PLAB shares have increased by 3.3% and is now trading at $24.34.

Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.12. The firm's revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Photronics subsidiaries include Microphase Laboratories, Align-Rite International Ltd, PDMC Shanghai Ltd., Photronics Advanced Mask Corporation, Photronics California Inc., Photronics DNP Mask Corporation, Photronics Idaho Inc., and others.

Photronics' top institutional shareholders include LSV Asset Management (4.34%), American Century Companies Inc. (3.83%), Geode Capital Management LLC (3.14%) and Invesco Ltd. (1.99%). Insiders that own company stock include Kang Jyh Lee, Constantine S Macricostas, Christopher J Progler, Han Kyung Park, Mitchell G Tyson, Adam M Lewis, David A Garcia and Walter M Fiederowicz.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of PLAB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Photronics investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Chevron (CVX), Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY), McKesson (MCK), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/27/2025
Today
8/28/2025
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
SEQPT - PHTOMASK
Sub-Industry
Semiconductor Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PLAB
CIK
810136
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,878
Year Founded
1969

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$32.00
Low Price Target
$30.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+29.3%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.92
Trailing P/E Ratio
12.48
Forward P/E Ratio
10.42
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$130.69 million
Net Margins
14.00%
Pretax Margin
26.17%
Return on Equity
8.54%
Return on Assets
7.43%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
5.13
Quick Ratio
4.76

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$866.95 million
Price / Sales
1.66
Cash Flow
$3.57 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.71
Book Value
$23.37 per share
Price / Book
1.03

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
60,150,000
Free Float
58,226,000
Market Cap
$1.44 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.40

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This page (NASDAQ:PLAB) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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