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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 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.

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

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.

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

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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Photronics
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 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

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$856.74M1.35$130.69M$1.9210.05
Axcelis Technologies$1.02B2.24$200.99M$5.4612.99

Summary

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

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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$27.79B$9.02B
Dividend YieldN/A1.42%3.13%4.08%
P/E Ratio10.059.6336.8920.04
Price / Sales1.351.292,062.11108.84
Price / Cash6.107.8134.7728.59
Price / Book0.830.997.245.55
Net Income$130.69M$926.49M$763.56M$248.49M
7 Day Performance-2.28%-2.16%1.59%4.87%
1 Month Performance6.52%0.62%5.16%6.63%
1 Year Performance-25.52%-19.60%52,288.96%20.38%

Photronics Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PLAB
Photronics
4.213 of 5 stars
$19.29
-4.8%
$31.00
+60.7%
-24.3%$1.22B$856.74M10.051,878Gap Down
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
4.5462 of 5 stars
$69.69
flat
$136.00
+95.1%
-50.0%$2.24B$1.02B12.761,563
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.3078 of 5 stars
$132.50
+0.1%
$126.89
-4.2%
+28.3%$4.99B$1.48B68.3010,000Positive News
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.7693 of 5 stars
$183.07
-0.1%
$200.24
+9.4%
-21.4%$146.91B$28.09B22.2735,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
AMKR
Amkor Technology
4.9753 of 5 stars
$20.99
-0.8%
$28.00
+33.4%
-46.5%$5.19B$6.32B16.4028,300
COHU
Cohu
2.9602 of 5 stars
$19.24
-0.7%
$28.43
+47.8%
-41.0%$894.66M$401.78M-10.403,024Positive News
Gap Down
DIOD
Diodes
1.9756 of 5 stars
$52.89
+0.1%
$55.00
+4.0%
-25.1%$2.45B$1.31B96.168,593
KLAC
KLA
4.5934 of 5 stars
$895.74
+0.7%
$815.39
-9.0%
+6.7%$118.45B$9.81B32.5615,230Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
LRCX
Lam Research
4.5138 of 5 stars
$97.34
+0.1%
$93.97
-3.5%
-9.8%$124.51B$14.91B27.1317,450Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MKSI
MKS
4.7279 of 5 stars
$99.36
-0.8%
$130.82
+31.7%
-23.8%$6.70B$3.59B29.6610,200News Coverage
Insider Trade
TER
Teradyne
4.9499 of 5 stars
$89.92
-0.5%
$114.33
+27.2%
-40.1%$14.42B$2.82B25.406,500Options Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:PLAB) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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