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PLAB

Photronics, Inc.

PLAB

NASDAQ·Technology·Semiconductors·Mkt cap $1.8B

$28.41

▼ -6.27%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$18.61 - $56.00

P/E

12.14

Fwd P/E

15.40

Beta

1.37

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

1.4M

Shares Out

59.0M

Mkt Cap

$1.8B

Price action

Price chart

Up 50.4% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

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Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Specialized expertise in photomask design and manufacturing with 50+ year track record
  • Global manufacturing footprint enabling proximity to major semiconductor hubs
  • Long-term customer relationships with leading semiconductor manufacturers and foundries
  • Advanced technology capabilities supporting cutting-edge process nodes
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Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Stable outlook

Increasing semiconductor demand from AI, cloud computing, and data center expansion

Value

Deep value opportunity - significant discount to Semiconductor Equipment peers

Momentum

Falling

-25.8% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Aug 26, 2026

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Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 28, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.42 vs $0.53 consensus (-20.8% surprise). Revenue of $209.9M vs $216.5M expected (-3.0%).

EPS miss
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

0 of 1 beats

Q2 26

-20.8%

Next: Aug 26, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

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-2%

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+6%

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Q3 25

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Q1 26

$217.0M

$211.0M

$222.6M

$212.1M

$211.0M

$210.4M

$215.8M

$225.1M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

35.0%

Operating

24.4%

Profit

19.1%

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Wall Street consensus

Analyst coverage

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

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vs Industry

How PLAB stacks vs Semiconductors

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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