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PLAB Stock Chart & Stats
$48.38
-$0.32(-1.31%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$48.38
-$0.32(-1.31%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$19.13 - $56.00
Previous CloseN/A
Volume91.06K
Average Volume (3M)1.43M
Market Cap
$1.70B
Enterprise Value$1.32B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$637.67M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$3.86M
Price to Earnings (P/E)10.6
Beta1.38
Next Earnings
Aug 27, 2026EPS Estimate
0.4Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.73
Shares Outstanding58,963,700
10 Day Avg. Volume1,109,194
30 Day Avg. Volume1,432,523
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio1.30
Price to Book (P/B)1.21
Price to Sales (P/S)1.68
P/FCF Ratio23.88
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.78
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.53
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit4.54
Enterprise Value/Ebitda4.13
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$46.00Price Target Upside-4.92% Downside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering3
EPS Forecast (FY)1.85
Revenue Forecast (FY)$859.17M
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Balance Sheet StrengthPhotronics' near-zero leverage and growing equity provide durable financial flexibility across cycles. This conservatism supports sustained capital deployment (CapEx, JV commitments), lowers refinancing risk, and allows the company to sustain operations and strategic projects during prolonged semiconductor demand volatility.
Operating Cash Generation & LiquidityConsistent operating cash generation (OCF > net income) and a large cash balance underpin funding for investment and working capital without immediate reliance on external financing. This cash quality supports multi-quarter CapEx programs and cushions the business through chip-cycle troughs while preserving strategic optionality.
Strategic CapEx, Advanced-node & FPD PositioningLarge, targeted investment in advanced-node capacity and a new FPD writer establishes technical differentiation and geographic diversification. Over the medium term this should raise addressable market, enable higher-ASP masks, deepen customer qualification, and position Photronics to capture structural demand from advanced logic, memory and AMOLED display ramps.
Bears Say
Core IC Demand WeaknessICs are the majority of revenue, so a sustained soft patch in tape-outs or design activity meaningfully lowers fab utilization and top-line throughput. Given the business's fixed-cost base, prolonged IC weakness can depress margins, reduce free-cash-flow conversion and slow recovery even if display demand improves.
High Capital Intensity Pressures FCFHeavy, multi-year CapEx to qualify advanced masks and expand facilities compresses free-cash-flow conversion and increases execution risk. If demand remains muted, returns on these investments and near-term cash generation could be lower than modeled, limiting buyback/dividend flexibility and elongating payback periods.
Fixed-cost Structure And Utilization SensitivityA predominantly fixed-cost manufacturing model makes margins highly sensitive to utilization and product mix. With limited levers to cut costs quickly, extended soft demand or delayed design wins can disproportionately compress operating margins and returns until volumes recover.
Photronics News
PLAB FAQ
What was Photronics’s price range in the past 12 months?
Photronics lowest stock price was $19.13 and its highest was $56.00 in the past 12 months.
What is Photronics’s market cap?
Photronics’s market cap is $1.70B.
When is Photronics’s upcoming earnings report date?
Photronics’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 27, 2026 which is in 38 days.
How were Photronics’s earnings last quarter?
Photronics released its earnings results on May 28, 2026. The company reported $0.42 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.53 by -$0.11.
Is Photronics overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Photronics’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does Photronics pay dividends?
Photronics does not currently pay dividends.
What is Photronics’s EPS estimate?
Photronics’s EPS estimate is 0.4.
How many shares outstanding does Photronics have?
Photronics has 58,963,700 shares outstanding.
What happened to Photronics’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Photronics reported an EPS of $0.42 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of $0.53. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -36.423%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Photronics?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in PLAB
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Photronics Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy
Average Price Target:
$46.00 (-4.92% Downside)
$46.00 (-4.92% Downside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
PLAB Sentiment 70%
Sector Average 63%
Sector Average 63%
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 254.4K Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $1.6M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Positive
Last 7 Days ▼ 1.3%
Last 30 Days ▲ 2.7%
Last 30 Days ▲ 2.7%
News Sentiment
Very Bearish
Bullish news 0%
Bearish news 100%
Bearish news 100%
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
46.96%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
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Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
13.38%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Photronics
Photronics, Inc., including its affiliated entities, operates as a global supplier focused on the production and distribution of photomask goods and associated services. The company's reach extends across the United States, Taiwan, Korea, Europe, and China, serving international markets. These photomasks are vital for the manufacturing of integrated circuits (ICs) and flat panel displays (FPDs), enabling the precise transfer of circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers, FPD substrates, and various other electrical and optical components. Photronics markets its offerings to a broad customer base, encompassing semiconductor and FPD manufacturers, designers, foundries, and other producers of high-performance electronics, facilitated by its sales personnel and customer service representatives. Founded in 1969, the company was originally known as Photronic Labs, Inc., changing to Photronics, Inc. in 1990. Its principal office is situated in Brookfield, Connecticut.
PLAB Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$46.00
▼(-4.92% Downside)
Technical Analysis
Ownership Overview
3.06% Insiders
30.47% Mutual Funds
2.18% Other Institutional Investors
29.16% Public Companies and Individual Investors