Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Photronics Q3 Earnings

Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLABFree Report) – DA Davidson issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Photronics in a research note issued on Thursday, May 29th. DA Davidson analyst T. Diffely forecasts that the semiconductor company will post earnings of $0.39 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $30.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Photronics’ current full-year earnings is $2.30 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Photronics’ FY2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.05 EPS.

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLABGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 28th. The semiconductor company reported $0.40 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by ($0.08). Photronics had a return on equity of 9.10% and a net margin of 15.07%. The company had revenue of $210.99 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $212.00 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.46 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 2.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

Separately, Wall Street Zen downgraded Photronics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday.

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Photronics Stock Down 3.7%

Shares of PLAB opened at $16.79 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $19.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $21.81. The company has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.03 and a beta of 1.43. Photronics has a 52-week low of $16.46 and a 52-week high of $31.60.

Insider Activity at Photronics

In related news, CEO Kang Jyh Lee sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.90, for a total transaction of $209,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 552,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,538,890. This represents a 1.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Walter M. Fiederowicz sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 17th. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.79, for a total value of $88,950.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 5,000 shares in the company, valued at $88,950. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 54,548 shares of company stock valued at $1,093,093 over the last three months. 3.20% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Photronics

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in Photronics in the first quarter valued at $648,000. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in Photronics by 6.0% in the first quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 62,441 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,296,000 after purchasing an additional 3,526 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in Photronics by 14.4% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 96,752 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $2,009,000 after purchasing an additional 12,159 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Photronics by 45.6% during the first quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 24,027 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $499,000 after acquiring an additional 7,530 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Photronics by 4.6% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 36,647 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $761,000 after acquiring an additional 1,600 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.38% of the company’s stock.

About Photronics

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Photronics, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of photomask products and services in the United States, Taiwan, China, Korea, Europe, and internationally. It offers photomasks that are used in the manufacture of integrated circuits and flat panel displays (FPDs); and to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers, and FDP substrates.

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