Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB - Free Report) - Research analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Photronics in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 27th. DA Davidson analyst T. Diffely expects that the semiconductor company will earn $0.48 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $35.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Photronics' current full-year earnings is $2.30 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Photronics' FY2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS.
Photronics Trading Up 1.4 %
Shares of Photronics stock traded up $0.27 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $20.16. 835,019 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 446,416. Photronics has a fifty-two week low of $19.69 and a fifty-two week high of $31.60. The company has a market cap of $1.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.65 and a beta of 1.37. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.03 and a 200 day simple moving average of $23.83.
Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $212.14 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $210.00 million. Photronics had a return on equity of 9.10% and a net margin of 15.07%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.48 EPS.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in shares of Photronics by 17.6% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,448 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $81,000 after acquiring an additional 516 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Photronics by 65.4% during the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,434 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 567 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in Photronics by 1.8% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 38,042 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $896,000 after purchasing an additional 690 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE lifted its position in Photronics by 137.2% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,212 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 701 shares during the period. Finally, Bridge City Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Photronics by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Bridge City Capital LLC now owns 90,245 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $2,126,000 after purchasing an additional 708 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.38% of the company's stock.
Insider Transactions at Photronics
In related news, EVP Christopher J. Progler sold 63,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.85, for a total transaction of $1,565,550.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 219,166 shares in the company, valued at $5,446,275.10. This represents a 22.33 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Kang Jyh Lee sold 8,750 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.40, for a total transaction of $213,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 572,100 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,959,240. The trade was a 1.51 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 199,000 shares of company stock valued at $4,878,810. Corporate insiders own 3.20% of the company's stock.
Photronics Company Profile
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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.
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