Photronics, Inc. (PLAB)Technology | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | Brookfield, United States | NasdaqGS
28.56 USD
-1.34
(-4.482%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 28.23 -0.33 (-0.330%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 7:51 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:51 a.m. EDT
The long-term investment case remains solid despite the recent price weakness. Fundamentally, the company boasts a fortress balance sheet with negligible debt, massive cash reserves, and a healthy return on equity. The stock trades at a discount to book value, and while revenue growth has stalled slightly, earnings are expanding rapidly. The recent price drop appears to be a market overreaction to temporary operational headwinds rather than a structural failure of the business. However, the short-term outlook is murky. The stock is currently trading well below its 50-day moving average, indicating lingering selling pressure. The lack of a dividend provides no cushion for income investors, and the recent miss in sales targets has dampened near-term sentiment. While the valuation looks attractive on paper, the path to recovery is unclear until chip design activity stabilizes. Investors should view this as a potential turnaround play but avoid aggressive accumulation until the technicals show a clearer reversal. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_79 ✓ | 0.225593 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.242258 |
| AutoETS | 0.242258 |
| AutoTheta | 0.246571 |
| MSTL | 0.247888 |
| MSTL_79_126 | 0.281414 |
| MSTL_126 | 0.298742 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_79
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 30% |
| H-stat | 11.37 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.024 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.73 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.228 |
| Revenue per Share | 14.883 |
| Market Cap | 1,684,003,072 |
| Trailing P/E | 10.54 |
| Forward P/E | 14.14 |
| Beta | 1.37 |
| Profit Margins | 18.47% |
| Website | https://www.photronics.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:51 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at strikes below the current price ($22.50, $25.00), suggesting a fear of further downside. However, there is also significant call open interest at distant strikes ($40, $55), indicating some bets on a recovery to previous highs, though the immediate term (July/August) shows relatively low implied volatility compared to longer-dated contracts.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.5492228 |
| Address1 | 15 Secor Road |
| All Time High | 56.0 |
| All Time Low | 0.33 |
| Ask | 36.56 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,627,820 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,510,206 |
| Average Volume | 1,510,206 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,627,820 |
| Beta | 1.368 |
| Bid | 20.88 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 8 |
| Book Value | 21.345 |
| City | Brookfield |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 28.56 |
| Current Ratio | 5.049 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 29.16 |
| Day Low | 28.4657 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.228 |
| Display Name | Photronics |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,779,971,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,779,971,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 2.705 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 2.547 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,779,971,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,787,747,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,787,747,400 |
| Ebitda | 274,336,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.31856 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 5.477 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.745 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,502,411,264 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.86 |
| Eps Forward | 2.02 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.71 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 38.976 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -10.416002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.26724142 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 54.922283 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 56.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -27.44 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.49 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 18.61 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 9.949999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.53465873 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 18.61 - 56.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 542,385,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 57,497,860 |
| Forward Eps | 2.02 |
| Forward P E | 14.138614 |
| Free Cashflow | 39,001,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,900 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.33773997 |
| Gross Profits | 290,848,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03178 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.98851997 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 58,963,698 |
| Industry | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
| Industry Disp | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
| Industry Key | semiconductor-equipment-materials |
| Ir Website | http://investor.shareholder.com/photronics/index.cfm |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,761,868,800 |
| Last Split Date | 881,020,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | 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 also provides electrical and optical components. It sells its products to semiconductor and FPD designers, manufacturers, and foundries 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. |
| Long Name | Photronics, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,684,003,072 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_296511 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,766,400 |
| Net Income To Common | 159,060,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,793,404,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,763,014,570 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 3 |
| Open | 28.99 |
| Operating Cashflow | 282,163,008 |
| Operating Margins | 0.20091 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.64 |
| Phone | 203 775 9000 |
| Post Market Change | -0.32999992 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -1.1554619 |
| Post Market Price | 28.23 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,986,701 |
| Previous Close | 29.9 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 15.354838 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.3380183 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.9554827 |
| Profit Margins | 0.1847 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.499 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.34 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -4.48161 |
| Regular Market Day High | 29.16 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 28.4657 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 28.4657 - 29.16 |
| Regular Market Open | 28.99 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 29.9 |
| Regular Market Price | 28.56 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 902,401 |
| Return On Assets | 0.06787 |
| Return On Equity | 0.13239999 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.005 |
| Revenue Per Share | 14.883 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 58,963,698 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.066300005 |
| Shares Short | 3,906,667 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,729,365 |
| Short Name | Photronics, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.094 |
| Short Ratio | 2.02 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CT |
| Symbol | PLAB |
| Target High Price | 44.0 |
| Target Low Price | 41.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 42.33333 |
| Target Median Price | 42.0 |
| Total Cash | 637,667,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 10.815 |
| Total Debt | 3,864,000 |
| Total Revenue | 861,169,984 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.71 |
| Trailing P E | 10.538745 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 34.13145 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -5.571451 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.16323511 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 902,401 |
| Website | https://www.photronics.com |
| Zip | 6,804 |