NASDAQ:PLAB Photronics (PLAB) Stock Price, News & Analysis $19.74 -0.22 (-1.10%) Closing price 08/5/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.37 +0.63 (+3.19%) As of 04:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock About Photronics Stock (NASDAQ:PLAB) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Photronics alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$19.72▼$20.1350-Day Range$16.79▼$21.3952-Week Range$16.46▼$31.60Volume511,944 shsAverage Volume551,167 shsMarket Capitalization$1.19 billionP/E Ratio10.28Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$31.00Consensus RatingBuy 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. Read More Photronics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks86th Percentile Overall ScorePLAB MarketRank™: Photronics scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 279th out of 1,302 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingPhotronics has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoveragePhotronics has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Photronics' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthN/A Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Photronics is 10.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.84.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Photronics is 10.28, 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 49.21.Price to Book Value per Share RatioPhotronics has a P/B Ratio of 0.84. 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. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted5.00% of the float of Photronics has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPhotronics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Photronics has recently decreased by 4.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldPhotronics does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthPhotronics does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESG1.6 / 5Environmental Score-2.65 Percentage of Shares Shorted5.00% of the float of Photronics has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverPhotronics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Photronics has recently decreased by 4.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media2.7 / 5News Sentiment0.92 News SentimentPhotronics has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Photronics this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 6 people have searched for PLAB on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added Photronics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Photronics insiders have sold 1,856.38% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $50,350.00 in company stock and sold $985,035.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 3.20% of the stock of Photronics is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions88.38% 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. Receive PLAB Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Photronics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address PLAB Stock News HeadlinesInsider Selling: Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB) Director Sells 15,000 Shares of StockJuly 12, 2025 | insidertrades.comThe Heartland Investment Team Highlights Strong Balance Sheet of Photronics (PLAB)August 5 at 5:13 PM | msn.comElon Musk’s New TechnologyElon Musk is building something in Memphis that could eclipse even Tesla and SpaceX. At the heart of it is a new AI supercomputer—what one industry CEO calls “the most powerful in the world.” Musk says this tech will drive the next wave of American innovation. You can’t invest in the supercomputer directly—but there’s a backdoor way to access the company powering it. It’s smaller than Tesla or Nvidia, but both rely on it for future growth. | Paradigm Press (Ad)Photronics, Inc. (PLAB): A Bull Case TheoryAugust 3 at 5:07 PM | insidermonkey.comPhotronics, Inc. (PLAB): A Bull Case TheoryAugust 3 at 3:47 PM | finance.yahoo.comPhotronics: A Business Evolving Faster Than Its ValuationJuly 31, 2025 | seekingalpha.comPhotronics: A Business Evolving Faster Than Its ValuationJuly 31, 2025 | seekingalpha.comInsider Sell: Christopher Progler Sells 10,000 Shares of Photronics Inc (PLAB)July 29, 2025 | gurufocus.comSee More Headlines PLAB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have PLAB shares performed this year? Photronics' stock was trading at $23.56 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, PLAB stock has decreased by 16.2% and is now trading at $19.74. How were Photronics' earnings last quarter? Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.08. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 2.8% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Does Photronics have any subsidiaries? 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 more. Who are Photronics' major shareholders? Photronics' top institutional shareholders include Easterly Investment Partners LLC (0.76%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.72%), Kestrel Investment Management Corp (0.35%) and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Kang Jyh Lee, Constantine S Macricostas, Christopher J Progler, Han Kyung Park, Mitchell G Tyson, Adam M Lewis, David A Garcia and Walter M Fiederowicz. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Photronics? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Photronics own? 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 Earnings5/28/2025Today8/06/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)8/27/2025Fiscal Year End10/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorComputer and Technology Industry SEQPT - PHTOMASK Sub-IndustrySemiconductor Equipment Current SymbolNASDAQ:PLAB CIK810136 Webwww.photronics.com Phone(203) 775-9000FaxN/AEmployees1,878Year Founded1969Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Photronics$31.00 High Price Target$32.00 Low Price Target$30.00 Potential Upside/Downside+57.0%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$1.92 Trailing P/E Ratio10.28 Forward P/E Ratio8.58 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$130.69 million Net Margins14.00% Pretax Margin26.17% Return on Equity8.54% Return on Assets7.43% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio5.13 Quick Ratio4.76 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$866.95 million Price / Sales1.37 Cash Flow$3.28 per share Price / Cash Flow6.01 Book Value$23.37 per share Price / Book0.84Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares60,150,000Free Float58,226,000Market Cap$1.19 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.40 Social Links Analysts Agree—These Gold Picks Outshine the RestUnlock the timeless value of gold with our exclusive 2025 Gold Forecasting Report. 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