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In the latest session, Photronics, Inc (NASDAQ: PLAB) closed at $17.78 down -1.17% from its previous closing price of $17.99. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.17 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.72 million shares were traded. PLAB stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.905 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.29.
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 1.75 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.44. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 5.31 and its Current Ratio is at 5.66. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
On April 11, 2022, Stifel Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold and also upped its target price recommendation from $19 to $21.
Stifel Downgraded its Buy to Hold on February 25, 2021, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $13.
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 Apr 15 ’25 when FIEDEROWICZ WALTER M bought 7,548 shares for $17.87 per share.
FIEDEROWICZ WALTER M sold 7,000 shares of PLAB for $132,161 on Apr 09 ’25. The Former Director now owns 17,548 shares after completing the transaction at $18.88 per share. On Apr 09 ’25, another insider, WALTER FIEDEROWICZ, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 7,000 shares for $18.88 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 1130127104 and an Enterprise Value of 857039168. As of this moment, Photronics,’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.54, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.92. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.98. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.993 whereas that against EBITDA is 2.865.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for PLAB is 1.44, which has changed by -0.31851286 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.05279863 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 -14.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -23.86%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, PLAB has traded an average of 631.84K shares per day and 889070 over the past ten days. A total of 62.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 61.15M. Insiders hold about 3.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.91% stake in the company. Shares short for PLAB as of 1743379200 were 2721989 with a Short Ratio of 4.31, compared to 1740700800 on 2543758. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2721989 and a Short% of Float of 5.3200003.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
