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In the latest session, Photronics, Inc (NASDAQ: PLAB) closed at $22.22 up 1.83% from its previous closing price of $21.82. In other words, the price has increased by $1.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. PLAB stock price reached its highest trading level at $22.24 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.475.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Photronics, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.32 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.71. 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 addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 02 ’25 when Progler Christopher J sold 10,000 shares for $21.93 per share. The transaction valued at 219,300 led to the insider holds 200,591 shares of the business.
Lee Kang Jyh sold 8,750 shares of PLAB for $203,000 on Aug 29 ’25. The Director now owns 523,350 shares after completing the transaction at $23.20 per share. On Sep 03 ’25, another insider, Park Han Kyung, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 15,000 shares for $22.00 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 1336544128 and an Enterprise Value of 1124038144. As of this moment, Photronics,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.56 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.18. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.313 whereas that against EBITDA is 3.845.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PLAB is 1.55, which has changed by 0.00999999 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.20221436 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 8.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.82%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PLAB has traded an average of 611.53K shares per day and 934140 over the past ten days. A total of 60.15M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 57.54M. Insiders hold about 4.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.59% stake in the company. Shares short for PLAB as of 1755216000 were 3072130 with a Short Ratio of 5.02, compared to 1752537600 on 2880977. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3072130 and a Short% of Float of 6.43.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Photronics, Inc (PLAB) involves the perspectives of 2.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.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
A total of 2 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $204.54M this quarter.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.
