Photronics (PLAB) Competitors

Amkor Technology (NASDAQ:AMKR) and Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AMKR or PLAB?

Photronics received 22 more outperform votes than Amkor Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.42% of users gave Photronics an outperform vote while only 61.90% of users gave Amkor Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Amkor Technology	Outperform Votes 338 61.90%	Underperform Votes 208 38.10%
Photronics	Outperform Votes 360 66.42%	Underperform Votes 182 33.58%

Which has more risk and volatility, AMKR or PLAB?

Amkor Technology has a beta of 1.81, indicating that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Photronics has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AMKR or PLAB?

In the previous week, Amkor Technology had 5 more articles in the media than Photronics. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Amkor Technology and 2 mentions for Photronics. Photronics' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Amkor Technology's score of 0.24 indicating that Photronics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Amkor Technology	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Photronics	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMKR or PLAB?

42.8% of Amkor Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Photronics shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.4% of Amkor Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Photronics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AMKR or PLAB?

Amkor Technology has higher revenue and earnings than Photronics. Photronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amkor Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amkor Technology	$6.32B	0.87	$354.01M	$1.43	15.55
Photronics	$866.95M	1.60	$130.69M	$2.09	10.41

Is AMKR or PLAB more profitable?

Photronics has a net margin of 15.07% compared to Amkor Technology's net margin of 5.60%. Photronics' return on equity of 9.10% beat Amkor Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amkor Technology	5.60%	8.59%	5.14%
Photronics	15.07%	9.10%	7.80%

Do analysts rate AMKR or PLAB?

Amkor Technology presently has a consensus target price of $31.50, indicating a potential upside of 41.64%. Photronics has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.85%. Given Photronics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Photronics is more favorable than Amkor Technology.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amkor Technology	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Photronics	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Photronics beats Amkor Technology on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.