Photronics, Inc [NASDAQ: PLAB] gained 0.55% on the last trading session, reaching $20.26 price per share at the time.
Photronics, Inc represents 58.71 million in outstanding shares, while the company has a total market value of $1.22 billion with the latest information. PLAB stock price has been found in the range of $20.07 to $20.43.
If compared to the average trading volume of 729.15K shares, PLAB reached a trading volume of 335035 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Photronics, Inc [PLAB]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for PLAB shares is $31.22 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on PLAB stock is a recommendation set at 1.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Craig Hallum have made an estimate for Photronics, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on June 11, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on May 22, 2023, representing the official price target for Photronics, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $19 to $21, while Stifel kept a Buy rating on PLAB stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.08, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 9.28. Price to Free Cash Flow for PLAB in the course of the last twelve months was 13.54 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 4.76.
Trading performance analysis for PLAB stock
Photronics, Inc [PLAB] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 6.46. With this latest performance, PLAB shares gained by 13.76% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -13.86% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -14.01% in the past year of trading.
Photronics, Inc [PLAB]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Photronics, Inc [PLAB] shares currently have an operating margin of 25.22% and a Gross Margin at 36.29%. Photronics, Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 14.00%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 7.26%, with Return on Assets sitting at 7.26%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Photronics, Inc [PLAB]
There are presently around $95.91%, or 99.70% of PLAB stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of PLAB stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 10.17 million shares, which is approximately 16.4458%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 5.82 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$143.65 million in PLAB stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$114.55 million in PLAB stock with ownership which is approximately 7.5116%.
