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As of close of business last night, Photronics, Inc’s stock clocked out at $22.71, down -0.26% from its previous closing price of $22.77. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.95 million shares were traded. PLAB stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $22.62.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of PLAB’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.33 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.76. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.62 and its Current Ratio is at 4.99. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Craig Hallum on June 11, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $32.
Stifel Upgraded its Hold to Buy on April 11, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $19 to $21.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 07 ’25 when TYSON MITCHELL G sold 5,000 shares for $25.04 per share. The transaction valued at 125,200 led to the insider holds 51,927 shares of the business.
Lee Kang Jyh sold 10,000 shares of PLAB for $253,300 on Oct 06 ’25. The Director now owns 513,350 shares after completing the transaction at $25.33 per share. On Oct 07 ’25, another insider, TYSON MITCHELL G, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,000 shares for $25.04 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, PLAB now has a Market Capitalization of 1366018048 and an Enterprise Value of 1176673024. As of this moment, Photronics,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.32. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 10.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.57 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.374 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.025.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PLAB is 1.54, which has changed by -0.08831793 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12934029 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PLAB has reached a high of $31.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.82%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that PLAB traded 784.96K shares on average per day over the past three months and 621100 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 57.59M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.53M. Insiders hold about 4.19% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.58% stake in the company. Shares short for PLAB as of 1763078400 were 5019492 with a Short Ratio of 6.39, compared to 1760486400 on 4547838. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5019492 and a Short% of Float of 10.7700005.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 2.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.45, with high estimates of $0.46 and low estimates of $0.44.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.87 and $1.87 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.87. EPS for the following year is $2.01, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $2.05 and $1.97.
Revenue Estimates
In. The current quarter, 2 analysts expect revenue to total $204.54M. It ranges from a high estimate of $205M to a low estimate of $204.08M. As of. The current estimate, Photronics, Inc’s year-ago sales were $222.63MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $207.04M. There is a high estimate of $210M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $204.08M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PLAB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $838.5M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $837.61M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $838.05M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $866.95MBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $882.34M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $900M and the low estimate is $864.69M.
