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PLAB vs. ACLS, AEIS, AMAT, AMKR, COHU, DIOD, KLAC, LRCX, MKSI, and TER

Should you be buying Photronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Photronics include Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Applied Materials (AMAT), Amkor Technology (AMKR), Cohu (COHU), Diodes (DIOD), KLA (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), MKS (MKSI), and Teradyne (TER). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Photronics vs. Its Competitors

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) and Axcelis Technologies (NASDAQ:ACLS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Photronics has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.57, meaning that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Axcelis Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Photronics. Photronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Axcelis Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Photronics$866.95M1.37$130.69M$1.9210.29
Axcelis Technologies$1.02B2.28$200.99M$5.4613.23

In the previous week, Photronics had 10 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Photronics and 4 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Photronics' average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat Axcelis Technologies' score of 0.34 indicating that Photronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Photronics
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Axcelis Technologies
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

88.4% of Photronics shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Photronics shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Axcelis Technologies has a net margin of 18.58% compared to Photronics' net margin of 14.00%. Axcelis Technologies' return on equity of 18.55% beat Photronics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Photronics14.00% 8.54% 7.43%
Axcelis Technologies 18.58%18.55%13.78%

Photronics presently has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 56.91%. Axcelis Technologies has a consensus price target of $136.00, suggesting a potential upside of 88.24%. Given Axcelis Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than Photronics.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Photronics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Axcelis Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.29

Summary

Axcelis Technologies beats Photronics on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PLAB vs. The Competition

MetricPhotronicsSEQPT IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.22B$13.91B$27.83B$9.05B
Dividend YieldN/A1.42%3.13%3.99%
P/E Ratio10.299.9237.1920.23
Price / Sales1.371.322,051.33119.26
Price / Cash6.107.8134.7528.59
Price / Book0.851.027.225.65
Net Income$130.69M$926.49M$763.57M$249.15M
7 Day Performance5.42%2.02%2.80%3.28%
1 Month Performance9.09%3.58%5.52%3.95%
1 Year Performance-22.46%-16.69%52,212.03%20.98%

Photronics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PLAB
Photronics
4.2373 of 5 stars
$19.76
-2.0%
$31.00
+56.9%
-22.5%$1.22B$866.95M10.291,878Insider Trade
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
4.5618 of 5 stars
$69.69
flat
$136.00
+95.1%
-49.1%$2.24B$1.02B12.761,563Positive News
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.3286 of 5 stars
$132.50
+0.1%
$126.89
-4.2%
+29.7%$4.99B$1.48B68.3010,000News Coverage
Positive News
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.788 of 5 stars
$183.07
-0.1%
$200.24
+9.4%
-21.3%$146.91B$28.09B22.2735,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
AMKR
Amkor Technology
4.9784 of 5 stars
$20.99
-0.8%
$28.00
+33.4%
-45.1%$5.19B$6.32B16.4028,300
COHU
Cohu
2.9749 of 5 stars
$19.24
-0.7%
$28.43
+47.8%
-38.9%$894.66M$401.78M-10.403,024News Coverage
Positive News
DIOD
Diodes
2.0018 of 5 stars
$52.89
+0.1%
$55.00
+4.0%
-21.2%$2.45B$1.31B96.168,593
KLAC
KLA
4.5462 of 5 stars
$895.74
+0.7%
$815.39
-9.0%
+7.0%$118.45B$9.81B32.5615,230Trending News
Analyst Forecast
LRCX
Lam Research
4.5326 of 5 stars
$97.34
+0.1%
$93.97
-3.5%
-9.3%$124.51B$14.91B27.1317,450Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MKSI
MKS
4.2417 of 5 stars
$99.36
-0.8%
$130.82
+31.7%
-21.9%$6.70B$3.59B29.6610,200News Coverage
TER
Teradyne
4.7901 of 5 stars
$89.92
-0.5%
$114.33
+27.2%
-38.6%$14.42B$2.82B25.406,500

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This page (NASDAQ:PLAB) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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