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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.
Photronics has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Axcelis Technologies has a beta of 1.57, suggesting that its share price is 57% more volatile than the S&P 500.
88.4% of Photronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.0% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Photronics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Axcelis Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock 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.
Photronics currently has a consensus target price of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.71%. Axcelis Technologies has a consensus target price of $136.00, indicating a potential upside of 91.68%. Given Axcelis Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Axcelis Technologies is more favorable than Photronics.
In the previous week, Photronics had 6 more articles in the media than Axcelis Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Photronics and 4 mentions for Axcelis Technologies. Photronics' average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Axcelis Technologies' score of 0.34 indicating that Photronics is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Summary
Axcelis Technologies beats Photronics on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PLAB) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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