NASDAQ:PLABPhotronics Stock Price, Forecast & News

Photronics' stock was trading at $11.42 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, PLAB shares have decreased by 2.5% and is now trading at $11.13. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Photronics in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Photronics.

Photronics is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 18th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Photronics.

Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB) released its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.02. The semiconductor company had revenue of $148.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $147.63 million. Photronics had a net margin of 5.47% and a return on equity of 3.58%. Photronics's revenue was up 12.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.13 earnings per share. View Photronics' earnings history.

Photronics announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Friday, October 12th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $25,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 3.6% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Photronics updated its third quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 27th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.11-0.17 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.17. The company issued revenue guidance of $145-155 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $154.27 million.

3 brokers have issued 1-year price objectives for Photronics' stock. Their forecasts range from $13.00 to $18.00. On average, they expect Photronics' stock price to reach $15.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 37.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Photronics.

Media headlines about PLAB stock have trended very negative on Tuesday, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Photronics earned a media sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the semiconductor company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Photronics.

Photronics saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,760,000 shares, an increase of 29.4% from the May 31st total of 1,360,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 569,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 3.1 days. Currently, 2.8% of the company's stock are short sold. View Photronics' Current Options Chain.

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Photronics trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PLAB."

Photronics' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (2.20%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.03%). Company insiders that own Photronics stock include Christopher J Progler, George Macricostas, John P Jordan, Joseph A Fiorita Jr, Kang Jyh Lee, Mitchell G Tyson, Peter S Kirlin, Richelle E Burr and Walter M Fiederowicz. View institutional ownership trends for Photronics.

PLAB stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have sold Photronics company stock in the last year include Christopher J Progler, John P Jordan, Joseph A Fiorita Jr, Kang Jyh Lee, Mitchell G Tyson, Peter S Kirlin, Richelle E Burr, and Walter M Fiederowicz. View insider buying and selling activity for Photronics.

PLAB stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, and Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. View insider buying and selling activity for Photronics.

Shares of PLAB can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of PLAB stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.13.

Photronics has a market capitalization of $730.37 million and generates $550.66 million in revenue each year. The semiconductor company earns $29.79 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.44 on an earnings per share basis. Photronics employs 1,775 workers across the globe.

The official website for Photronics is www.photronics.com.

Photronics' mailing address is 15 SECOR ROAD, BROOKFIELD CT, 06804. The semiconductor company can be reached via phone at 203-775-9000 or via email at [email protected]