Photronics (PLAB) Competitors $18.42 +0.15 (+0.82%) Closing price 05/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.70 +0.28 (+1.55%) As of 08:00 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 Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PLAB vs. AMKR, AEIS, FORM, ACLS, VECO, UCTT, COHU, PDFS, XPER, and AXTIShould you be buying Photronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Photronics include Amkor Technology (AMKR), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Cohu (COHU), PDF Solutions (PDFS), Xperi (XPER), and AXT (AXTI). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry. Photronics vs. Amkor Technology Advanced Energy Industries FormFactor Axcelis Technologies Veeco Instruments Ultra Clean Cohu PDF Solutions Xperi AXT Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) and Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Do analysts recommend PLAB or AMKR? Photronics currently has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 90.01%. Amkor Technology has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.18%. Given Photronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Photronics is more favorable than Amkor Technology.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Photronics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Amkor Technology 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media favor PLAB or AMKR? In the previous week, Amkor Technology had 38 more articles in the media than Photronics. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Amkor Technology and 7 mentions for Photronics. Photronics' average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Amkor Technology's score of 0.18 indicating that Photronics is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Photronics 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amkor Technology 6 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is PLAB or AMKR more profitable? Photronics has a net margin of 15.07% compared to Amkor Technology's net margin of 5.60%. Photronics' return on equity of 9.10% beat Amkor Technology's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Photronics15.07% 9.10% 7.80% Amkor Technology 5.60%8.59%5.14% Which has more volatility and risk, PLAB or AMKR? Photronics has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amkor Technology has a beta of 1.88, meaning that its stock price is 88% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PLAB or AMKR? Photronics received 19 more outperform votes than Amkor Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.42% of users gave Photronics an outperform vote while only 61.78% of users gave Amkor Technology an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPhotronicsOutperform Votes36066.42% Underperform Votes18233.58% Amkor TechnologyOutperform Votes34161.78% Underperform Votes21138.22% Which has higher valuation & earnings, PLAB or AMKR? Amkor Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Photronics. Photronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amkor Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPhotronics$862.75M1.36$130.69M$2.357.84Amkor Technology$6.27B0.69$354.01M$1.2813.66 Do insiders & institutionals believe in PLAB or AMKR? 88.4% of Photronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Amkor Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Photronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of Amkor Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryPhotronics beats Amkor Technology on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Photronics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLAB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PLAB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPhotronicsSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.17B$50.96B$23.43B$7.93BDividend YieldN/A2.53%2.96%4.22%P/E Ratio8.8138.1942.3518.54Price / Sales1.3692.182,105.70103.30Price / Cash6.7826.4934.7234.62Price / Book0.796.146.184.25Net Income$130.69M$760.21M$737.35M$248.18M7 Day Performance-1.34%-0.42%1.23%1.03%1 Month Performance-10.23%-2.62%1.65%2.70%1 Year Performance-34.54%7.32%52,704.80%4.05% Photronics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLABPhotronics3.9933 of 5 stars$18.42+0.8%$35.00+90.0%-31.5%$1.17B$862.75M8.811,830Insider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsAMKRAmkor Technology4.9723 of 5 stars$17.48-0.4%$31.50+80.2%-42.4%$4.32B$6.32B12.2231,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageAEISAdvanced Energy Industries3.9581 of 5 stars$98.89-1.8%$125.22+26.6%+12.7%$3.75B$1.48B69.1512,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpFORMFormFactor4.1901 of 5 stars$28.54+0.7%$48.50+69.9%-34.1%$2.20B$763.60M32.072,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoverageGap UpACLSAxcelis Technologies4.0507 of 5 stars$48.60-2.5%$131.00+169.5%-51.7%$1.56B$1.02B7.901,390Upcoming EarningsVECOVeeco Instruments4.1535 of 5 stars$19.09-1.4%$32.00+67.6%-45.5%$1.11B$717.30M15.401,220Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageUCTTUltra Clean4.3082 of 5 stars$22.30-0.8%$46.75+109.6%-53.7%$1.01B$2.10B278.787,760Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Gap UpCOHUCohu2.9753 of 5 stars$16.81-0.4%$30.57+81.9%-45.7%$782.34M$401.78M-11.213,220News CoveragePDFSPDF Solutions3.8842 of 5 stars$18.48-1.5%$35.33+91.2%-39.1%$722.83M$179.47M184.80460Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpXPERXperi2.7393 of 5 stars$7.38+0.2%$19.00+157.6%-30.4%$335.70M$493.69M-3.882,100Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsAXTIAXT2.6956 of 5 stars$1.41-0.7%$5.13+263.5%-53.3%$64.29M$99.36M-5.041,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMKR Competitors AEIS Competitors FORM Competitors ACLS Competitors VECO Competitors UCTT Competitors COHU Competitors PDFS Competitors XPER Competitors AXTI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PLAB) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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