Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB - Get Free Report) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.430-0.490 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.460. The company issued revenue guidance of $208.0 million-$216.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $210.0 million. Photronics also updated its Q1 guidance to $0.43-0.49 EPS.
Photronics Trading Up 10.8 %
Shares of NASDAQ PLAB traded up $2.74 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $28.06. The company had a trading volume of 1,772,235 shares, compared to its average volume of 484,539. The stock has a market cap of $1.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.40 and a beta of 1.41. Photronics has a 52 week low of $20.25 and a 52 week high of $34.16. The business's 50-day moving average is $24.33 and its 200-day moving average is $24.52.
Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, December 11th. The semiconductor company reported $0.59 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.07. Photronics had a net margin of 16.22% and a return on equity of 9.46%. The business had revenue of $222.60 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $218.00 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.60 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was down 2.2% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Photronics will post 2.08 earnings per share for the current year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Photronics from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Saturday, September 28th.
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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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