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As of close of business last night, Photronics, Inc’s stock clocked out at $32.0, down -5.04% from its previous closing price of $33.7. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.99 million shares were traded. PLAB stock price reached its highest trading level at $34.398 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $31.9301.
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 3.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 31.68. 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 0.01 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 Dec 22 ’25 when Lee Kang Jyh sold 8,750 shares for $34.31 per share. The transaction valued at 300,212 led to the insider holds 484,600 shares of the business.
Lee Kang Jyh bought 8,750 shares of PLAB for $300,226 on Dec 22 ’25. On Dec 12 ’25, another insider, Progler Christopher J, who serves as the EVP, Chief Technology Officer of the company, sold 25,000 shares for $35.78 each. As a result, the insider received 894,500 and left with 165,591 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 1890068480 and an Enterprise Value of 1731580544. As of this moment, Photronics,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 13.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.85. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.57. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.039 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.059.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PLAB is 1.54, which has changed by 0.32669985 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15196204 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 21.19%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 45.68%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that PLAB traded 1.18M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1085800 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 57.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 56.48M. Insiders hold about 4.37% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.50% stake in the company. Shares short for PLAB as of 1765756800 were 4256118 with a Short Ratio of 3.61, compared to 1763078400 on 5019492. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4256118 and a Short% of Float of 9.120000000000001.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Photronics, Inc (PLAB) is currently drawing attention from 2.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.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
In. The current quarter, 2 analysts expect revenue to total $220.54M. 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.
