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Photronics (PLAB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$19.22 +0.80 (+4.34%)
Closing price 05/2/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$19.23 +0.01 (+0.05%)
As of 05/2/2025 07:59 PM Eastern
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About Photronics Stock (NASDAQ:PLAB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$18.73
$19.42
50-Day Range
$16.92
$21.72
52-Week Range
$16.46
$31.60
Volume
533,215 shs
Average Volume
521,047 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.22 billion
P/E Ratio
9.20
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$35.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Photronics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of photomask products and services in the United States, Taiwan, China, Korea, Europe, and internationally. It offers photomasks that are used in the manufacture of integrated circuits and flat panel displays (FPDs); and to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers, and FDP substrates. The company offers electrical and optical components. It sells its products to semiconductor and FPD manufacturers, designers, and foundries, as well as to other high-performance electronics manufacturers through its sales personnel and customer service representatives. The company was formerly known as Photronic Labs, Inc. and changed its name to Photronics, Inc. in 1990. Photronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Brookfield, Connecticut.

Photronics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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83rd Percentile Overall Score

PLAB MarketRank™: 

Photronics scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 166th out of 654 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Photronics has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Photronics has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Photronics' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Photronics is 9.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.96.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Photronics is 9.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 42.84.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Photronics has a P/B Ratio of 0.82. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Photronics' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.48% of the float of Photronics has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Photronics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Photronics has recently increased by 23.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Photronics does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Photronics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.48% of the float of Photronics has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Photronics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.1.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Photronics has recently increased by 23.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Photronics has a news sentiment score of 1.16. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Photronics this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    4 people have searched for PLAB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Photronics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Photronics insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,093,093.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 3.20% of the stock of Photronics is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    88.38% of the stock of Photronics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Photronics' insider trading history.
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PLAB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Photronics' stock was trading at $23.56 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PLAB shares have decreased by 18.4% and is now trading at $19.22.
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Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 26th. The semiconductor company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.05. The semiconductor company had revenue of $212.14 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $210 million. Photronics had a net margin of 15.07% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.10%.
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Photronics subsidiaries include these companies: Microphase Laboratories, Align-Rite International Ltd, PDMC Shanghai Ltd., Photronics Advanced Mask Corporation, Photronics California Inc., Photronics DNP Mask Corporation, Photronics Idaho Inc., and others.

Top institutional investors of Photronics include Easterly Investment Partners LLC (0.75%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.66%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.54%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (0.43%). Insiders that own company stock include Kang Jyh Lee, Christopher J Progler, Han Kyung Park, Mitchell G Tyson, Adam M Lewis and Walter M Fiederowicz.
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Shares of PLAB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Photronics investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Chevron (CVX), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), McKesson (MCK), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/26/2025
Today
5/03/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/20/2025
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Semiconductors & related devices
Sub-Industry
Semiconductor Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PLAB
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,830
Year Founded
1969

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$35.00
High Stock Price Target
$35.00
Low Stock Price Target
$35.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+82.1%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
9.20
Forward P/E Ratio
8.36
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$130.69 million
Pretax Margin
28.54%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$862.75 million
Cash Flow
$2.83 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.78
Book Value
$23.37 per share
Price / Book
0.82

Miscellaneous

Free Float
61,094,000
Market Cap
$1.22 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.40

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This page (NASDAQ:PLAB) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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