Photronics (PLAB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLAB) is a manufacturer of photomasks, precision quartz and glass plates used to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers and display panels during the manufacturing process. Its products are essential to the production of integrated circuits and flat-panel displays.

The company provides photomasks for a range of semiconductor applications, including advanced logic, memory and other specialized devices. It also supplies photomasks used in flat-panel display manufacturing, supporting technologies such as liquid-crystal displays and other display formats. In addition to manufacturing, Photronics provides related technical and engineering services to help customers meet their patterning and production requirements.

Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Brookfield, Connecticut, Photronics serves semiconductor and display manufacturers through operations in North America, Europe and Asia. The company maintains manufacturing and development capabilities in key technology and production markets, including the United States, Taiwan, South Korea and China. Photronics is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Peter S. Kirlin.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $30.67 to $31.68
• 50-Day Range: $27.16 to $33.60
• 52-Week Range: $20.05 to $56.00
• Volume: 1.70 million shs
• Average Volume: 801,248 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.82 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.86
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $49.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Photronics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Photronics scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 98th out of 596 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Photronics has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Photronics has a consensus price target of $49.33, representing about 60.0% upside from its current price of $30.83.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Photronics has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 8.42%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Photronics are expected to grow by 8.42% in the coming year, from $1.90 to $2.06 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Photronics is 10.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Photronics is 10.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 80.54.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Photronics has a P/B Ratio of 1.04. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.60% 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 3.89, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Photronics has recently decreased by 6.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Photronics does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

Photronics has a news sentiment score of 0.39. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Photronics this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 11 people have searched for PLAB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -21% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

15 people have added Photronics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $1,114,265.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.30% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/26/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 12/09/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Semiconductor Materials & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PLAB
• CIK: 810136
• Web: www.photronics.com
• Phone: (203) 775-9000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,908
• Year Founded: 1969

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Photronics: $49.33
• High Price Target: $55.00
• Low Price Target: $45.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +60.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.23
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $136.40 million
• Net Margins: 19.05%
• Pretax Margin: 29.91%
• Return on Equity: 7.45%
• Return on Assets: 6.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 4.94
• Quick Ratio: 4.61

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $849.29 million
• Price / Sales: 2.14
• Cash Flow: $3.37 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.16
• Book Value: $29.56 per share
• Price / Book: 1.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 59,000,000
• Free Float: 57,050,000
• Market Cap: $1.82 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.32