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The closing price of Photronics, Inc (NASDAQ: PLAB) was $32.96 for the day, down -4.07% from the previous closing price of $34.36. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.25 million shares were traded. PLAB stock price reached its highest trading level at $34.7 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $32.4028.
Ratios:
Our analysis of PLAB’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.31 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.60. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.99 and its Current Ratio is at 5.37. 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:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 12 ’25 when Progler Christopher J sold 25,000 shares for $35.78 per share. The transaction valued at 894,500 led to the insider holds 165,591 shares of the business.
TYSON MITCHELL G sold 5,000 shares of PLAB for $180,850 on Dec 12 ’25. The Director now owns 46,927 shares after completing the transaction at $36.17 per share. On Dec 12 ’25, another insider, Park Han Kyung, who serves as the SVP & GM of FPD Ops of the company, sold 13,750 shares for $37.99 each. As a result, the insider received 522,362 and left with 89,250 shares of the company.
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 1982560768 and an Enterprise Value of 1734072960. As of this moment, Photronics,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.37, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.29 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.042 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.068.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PLAB is 1.48, which has changed by 0.40761983 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15905356 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, PLAB has reached a high of $39.80, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.46. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 34.01%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 53.94%.
Shares Statistics:
PLAB traded an average of 1.15M shares per day over the past three months and 3154000 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 59.00M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.35M. Insiders hold about 4.49% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.58% stake in the company. Shares short for PLAB as of 1764288000 were 5417653 with a Short Ratio of 4.70, compared to 1761868800 on 4818363. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5417653 and a Short% of Float of 11.62.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 2.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Photronics, Inc (PLAB) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.5, with high estimates of $0.5 and low estimates of $0.49.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.15 and $2.06 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.11. EPS for the following year is $2.31, with 2.0 analysts recommending between $2.4 and $2.22.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 2 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $221M to a low estimate of $220.09M. As of. The current estimate, Photronics, Inc’s year-ago sales were $212.14MFor the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $217.84M. There is a high estimate of $220M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $215.68M.
A total of 2 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PLAB’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $915M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $884.52M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $899.76M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $849.29MBased on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $963.22M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $980M and the low estimate is $946.44M.
