Photronics (PLAB) Competitors $24.04 -0.37 (-1.52%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends PLAB vs. AEIS, FORM, ACLS, UCTT, VECO, COHU, PDFS, XPER, AXTI, and RBCNShould you be buying Photronics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Photronics include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Cohu (COHU), PDF Solutions (PDFS), Xperi (XPER), AXT (AXTI), and Rubicon Technology (RBCN). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry. Photronics vs. Advanced Energy Industries FormFactor Axcelis Technologies Ultra Clean Veeco Instruments Cohu PDF Solutions Xperi AXT Rubicon Technology Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) and Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PLAB or AEIS? 88.4% of Photronics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Photronics shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PLAB or AEIS? Advanced Energy Industries received 125 more outperform votes than Photronics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.42% of users gave Photronics an outperform vote while only 63.40% of users gave Advanced Energy Industries an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPhotronicsOutperform Votes36066.42% Underperform Votes18233.58% Advanced Energy IndustriesOutperform Votes48563.40% Underperform Votes28036.60% Is PLAB or AEIS more profitable? Photronics has a net margin of 15.07% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 2.91%. Photronics' return on equity of 9.10% beat Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Photronics15.07% 9.10% 7.80% Advanced Energy Industries 2.91%9.02%4.24% Which has more volatility & risk, PLAB or AEIS? Photronics has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PLAB or AEIS? In the previous week, Photronics had 3 more articles in the media than Advanced Energy Industries. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Photronics and 10 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Photronics' score of 0.63 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Photronics 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Advanced Energy Industries 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer PLAB or AEIS? Photronics presently has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 45.59%. Advanced Energy Industries has a consensus price target of $120.25, indicating a potential upside of 6.42%. Given Photronics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Photronics is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Photronics 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Advanced Energy Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PLAB or AEIS? Advanced Energy Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Photronics. Photronics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Energy Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPhotronics$866.95M1.76$125.49M$2.0911.50Advanced Energy Industries$1.47B2.89$128.28M$1.1499.12 SummaryAdvanced Energy Industries beats Photronics on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyI was wrong. Dead wrong. I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. Here’s the full story for you. Get Photronics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLAB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PLAB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPhotronicsSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.52B$59.92B$25.69B$9.07BDividend YieldN/A2.11%2.77%4.22%P/E Ratio11.5039.85241.2417.19Price / Sales1.7645.193,316.04116.80Price / Cash7.9825.5235.6637.86Price / Book1.037.528.074.78Net Income$125.49M$983.89M$678.74M$225.60M7 Day Performance-9.25%-0.36%0.45%-1.24%1 Month Performance-1.64%12.77%7.00%3.36%1 Year Performance-21.64%8.92%23.04%16.58% Photronics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLABPhotronics4.0411 of 5 stars$24.04-1.5%$35.00+45.6%-18.6%$1.52B$866.95M11.501,885Insider TradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeAEISAdvanced Energy Industries4.3468 of 5 stars$123.72+5.5%$120.25-2.8%+4.5%$4.66B$1.47B102.8210,000Positive NewsFORMFormFactor3.8902 of 5 stars$44.21+4.0%$55.38+25.3%+9.7%$3.42B$742.28M24.662,115News CoveragePositive NewsACLSAxcelis Technologies3.96 of 5 stars$76.56+1.7%$167.33+118.6%-46.0%$2.49B$1.08B11.151,704Positive NewsUCTTUltra Clean3.9035 of 5 stars$38.01+1.9%$57.75+51.9%+11.1%$1.71B$1.73B466.437,184Positive NewsVECOVeeco Instruments3.2595 of 5 stars$28.09+1.5%$42.14+50.0%-11.2%$1.59B$666.43M20.501,215COHUCohu1.6979 of 5 stars$27.99+3.1%$31.50+12.5%-25.4%$1.30B$444.88M-25.153,259PDFSPDF Solutions3.3311 of 5 stars$30.76+1.9%$41.00+33.3%-9.9%$1.19B$165.84M274.39493Insider TradeNews CoverageXPERXperi2.7711 of 5 stars$10.83+1.0%$19.00+75.4%-4.0%$485.51M$508.56M-5.712,100Positive NewsGap DownAXTIAXT2.5698 of 5 stars$2.21-4.3%$5.30+139.8%-6.0%$98.90M$94.69M-8.841,456News CoverageGap DownRBCNRubicon TechnologyN/A$1.75flatN/A+166.7%$4.17M$2M9.2110Analyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEIS Competitors FORM Competitors ACLS Competitors UCTT Competitors VECO Competitors COHU Competitors PDFS Competitors XPER Competitors AXTI Competitors RBCN Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PLAB) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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