PLAB vs. FORM, ACLS, VECO, UCTT, COHU, PDFS, XPER, AXTI, RBCN, and AMAT
Should you be buying Photronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Photronics include FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Cohu (COHU), PDF Solutions (PDFS), Xperi (XPER), AXT (AXTI), Rubicon Technology (RBCN), and Applied Materials (AMAT). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.
Photronics vs. Its Competitors
Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) and FormFactor (NASDAQ:FORM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Photronics has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FormFactor has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Photronics has a net margin of 14.00% compared to FormFactor's net margin of 7.08%. Photronics' return on equity of 8.54% beat FormFactor's return on equity.
Photronics has higher revenue and earnings than FormFactor. Photronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FormFactor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
88.4% of Photronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.8% of FormFactor shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Photronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of FormFactor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Photronics had 5 more articles in the media than FormFactor. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Photronics and 7 mentions for FormFactor. FormFactor's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Photronics' score of 0.43 indicating that FormFactor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Photronics currently has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.42%. FormFactor has a consensus price target of $42.71, indicating a potential upside of 23.99%. Given Photronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Photronics is more favorable than FormFactor.
Summary
Photronics beats FormFactor on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:PLAB) was last updated on 6/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
