Photronics, Inc. (PLAB)Technology | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | Brookfield, United States | NasdaqGS
48.38 USD
+2.54
(5.541%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 48.53 +0.15 (0.315%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:45 p.m. EDT
Photronics, Inc. (PLAB) shows mixed signals for both short-term and long-term investment. The recent price action has been volatile, with a recent uptick near the 44.90 mark, but insider selling and analyst forecasts are mixed. The stock has shown resilience, but the lack of dividend payouts and the presence of significant insider selling could be red flags. While the fundamentals are solid, the current market sentiment and options activity suggest a cautious approach. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.082613 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.089352 |
| AutoETS | 0.089353 |
| AutoTheta | 0.153029 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 15.68 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.248 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.70 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 0.001 |
| Revenue per Share | 14.731 |
| Market Cap | 2,852,794,112 |
| Trailing P/E | 20.68 |
| Forward P/E | 20.50 |
| Beta | 1.43 |
| Profit Margins | 15.83% |
| Website | https://www.photronics.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 3:45 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. Calls are heavily weighted towards strikes above the current price, suggesting potential for upward movement. However, puts are also showing significant activity, particularly around lower strikes, indicating some bearish sentiment. The IV is generally high, indicating volatility expectations. Overall, the options market is not clearly signaling a strong directional bias, suggesting caution.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.7348785 |
| Address1 | 15 Secor Road |
| All Time High | 48.55 |
| All Time Low | 0.33 |
| Ask | 48.5 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 4 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 858,490 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,073,932 |
| Average Volume | 1,073,932 |
| Average Volume10Days | 858,490 |
| Beta | 1.425 |
| Bid | 48.22 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 20.847 |
| City | Brookfield |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 48.38 |
| Current Ratio | 4.579 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 48.55 |
| Day Low | 46.18 |
| Debt To Equity | 0.001 |
| Display Name | Photronics |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,772,199,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,772,199,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.088 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.002 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,772,026,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,779,885,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,779,885,000 |
| Ebitda | 287,457,984 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.33339 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 9.234 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.079 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,654,475,264 |
| Eps Current Year | 2.21 |
| Eps Forward | 2.36 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 2.34 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 38.8152 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 9.5648 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.24641892 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 173.48785 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 48.55 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -0.16999817 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.0035015072 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 16.59 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 31.79 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.9162146 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 16.59 - 48.55 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 542,385,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 56,924,388 |
| Forward Eps | 2.36 |
| Forward P E | 20.500002 |
| Free Cashflow | 36,507,248 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,900 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.35141 |
| Gross Profits | 302,996,992 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.03224 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.99152 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 58,966,394 |
| 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 | 2,852,794,112 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_296511 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,769,904,000 |
| Net Income To Common | 136,492,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,793,404,800 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,852,794,141 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 47.19 |
| Operating Cashflow | 266,586,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.24375 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.64 |
| Phone | 203 775 9000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.15239716 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.31500033 |
| Post Market Price | 48.5324 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,365 |
| Previous Close | 45.84 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 21.891403 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.3207176 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.3086538 |
| Profit Margins | 0.1583 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.104 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 2.54 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 5.54101 |
| Regular Market Day High | 48.55 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 46.18 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 46.18 - 48.55 |
| Regular Market Open | 47.19 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 45.84 |
| Regular Market Price | 48.38 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,118,486 |
| Return On Assets | 0.07309 |
| Return On Equity | 0.12222999 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.061 |
| Revenue Per Share | 14.731 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 3 |
| Shares Outstanding | 58,966,394 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.048800003 |
| Shares Short | 2,879,538 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,853,498 |
| Short Name | Photronics, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.069299996 |
| Short Ratio | 3.08 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CT |
| Symbol | PLAB |
| Target High Price | 48.0 |
| Target Low Price | 46.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 47.0 |
| Target Median Price | 47.0 |
| Total Cash | 636,870,976 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 10.801 |
| Total Debt | 21,000 |
| Total Revenue | 862,222,016 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 2.34 |
| Trailing P E | 20.675215 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 28.664 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 19.716002 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.68783146 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,118,486 |
| Website | https://www.photronics.com |
| Zip | 6,804 |