Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for PLAB in the last 90 days.
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Photronics (PLAB) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$29.24−0.38 (−1.3%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeThis week brings attention to an investigation announced by Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman into Photronics regarding potential corporate wrongdoing by the company and its officers and directors, alongside news that Photronics will attend the CEO Investor Summit on 13 October in San Francisco. The summit follows the company's latest quarterly report, giving investors a chance to assess management commentary. Separately, coverage notes that six analysts rate Photronics stock a Moderate Buy.
PLAB closes at $29.24, down 1.3%, sitting below both its 50-day average of $30.24 and its 200-day average of $35.78, with the 50-day below the 200-day. The stock's one-year return stands at 21.9%, though the six-month return shows a decline of 36%. The GekkoIndex reads 60.2, placing it in the Accumulation zone, up 8.8 over five days. Price sits 11.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $33.11.
The next earnings date falls on 9 December 2026, 58 days away and outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. The prior report on 26 August showed EPS of $0.50 against an estimate of $0.40, with an average absolute reaction of 15.3% historically. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. Seasonality data shows the next 20 trading days averaging 3.6% over 5 years, rising in 3 of those years. The consensus analyst target sits at $41.33, implying 41.3% upside per that consensus.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Photronics price vs fair value
Close $29.24200-day averageGekko Fair Value $33.11
Photronics quick facts
- Market cap
- $1.72B
- P/E ratio
- 10.6
- Forward P/E
- 13.3
- EPS, TTM
- $2.81
- Revenue, TTM
- $866.8M
- Profit margin
- 19.1%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.32
- Volume
- 734,524 avg 797,211
- 1-year return
- +21.9%
- Typical daily move
- ±3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±8%
- 50-day average
- $30.24
- 200-day average
- $35.78
- Next earnings
- Dec 9 before open
- Shares outstanding
- 59.00M
Photronics swing-trade checklist
Photronics scores 4 supportive, 0 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive0 mixed1 headwind
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $29.24 is below the 50-day ($30.24) and 200-day ($35.78) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
60.2, Accumulation
Reading 60.2 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
11.7% below
Price is 11.7% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneyno data
No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 58 days
Next report Dec 9, 2026, 58 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+3.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +3.6% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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Photronics stock chart and price history
Photronics closed at $29.24 on Oct 12, 2026, +21.9% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $20.05 to $56.00.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +0.9%
- 3 months
- −0.8%
- 6 months
- −36.0%
- 1 year
- +21.9%
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About Photronics
Photronics makes and supplies photomasks, the patterned templates used to transfer circuit designs onto semiconductor wafers and flat panel display substrates. These components play a part in manufacturing integrated circuits and other electrical and optical parts, and the company is recognized for this specialized output. Its operations span the United States, Taiwan, Korea, Europe, and China, placing it in contact with manufacturing hubs around the world.
The company sells to semiconductor and flat panel display makers, along with designers, foundries, and other producers of advanced electronics, working through its own sales and customer service staff to reach these buyers.
Photronics traces its origins to 1969, when it was established as Photronic Labs, Inc., later adopting its current name in 1990. It is headquartered in Brookfield, Connecticut, and its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker PLAB.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Electronic production equipment
- Website
- photronics.com
Photronics GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Photronics’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 60.2, in the Accumulation zone, up 8.8 points over five sessions.
60.2Accumulation
Up 8.8 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 37 | +3.1% | +4.8% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 244 | +0.6% | +3.8% | ||
| Neutral | 369 | +0.2% | −1.0% | ||
| Distribution | 26 | −2.9% | −0.6% | ||
| Selling | 6 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average PLAB share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Photronics stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Photronics trades 11.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $33.11, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Photronics shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$33.11
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
11.7% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 15.9% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Photronics insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Photronics, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in PLAB were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Photronics has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Aug 3, 2025
- $20.74M
- As a share of market cap
- 1.20%
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Mar 31
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Photronics earnings: next date and track record
Photronics reports on Dec 9, 2026, before the open (58 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Dec 9, 2026
Expected before the open, 58 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.44
- Revenue estimate
- $216.9M
6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±15.3%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 26, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Photronics reported Q3 fiscal 2026 revenue of $216 million, up 3% year-over-year and above guidance, driven by recovery of delayed semiconductor design releases. High-end IC business hit a record 44% of IC revenue ($155 million total). FPD revenue of $61 million remained near all-time highs on strong OLED demand. Expansion projects in Allen, TX and Korea (8nm capability) remain on schedule, with EUV capabilities also being developed.
- Guidance
- Allen facility targets initial revenue in Q4 fiscal 2026, with full geographic diversification impact in fiscal 2027. Korea 8nm expansion expected over next 1.5 years. High-end FPD demand expected to continue through Q4 and beyond, partially offset by emerging market consumer electronics weakness.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | $0.50 est $0.40 | $216.0M est $208.8M | +3.2% |
| May 28, 2026 | $0.42 est $0.53 | $209.9M est $216.5M | −39.5% |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $0.61 est $0.54 | $225.1M est $220.7M | +1.8% |
| Dec 10, 2025 | $0.60 est $0.45 | $215.8M est $205.2M | +54.4% |
| Aug 27, 2025 | $0.51 est $0.39 | $210.4M est $204.5M | +5.9% |
| May 28, 2025 | $0.40 est $0.48 | $211.0M est $220.0M | −13.1% |
| Feb 26, 2025 | $0.52 est $0.47 | $212.1M est $225.0M | −0.5% |
| Dec 11, 2024 | $0.59 est $0.52 | $222.6M est $218.0M | +3.8% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Photronics stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Photronics is $41.33, +41.3% from the last close, from 1 firm rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$41.33consensus 12-month target, +41.3% from the last close
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 1 firm.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27 | Lake Street | $44 | +50.5% |
+3.8%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+3.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Photronics seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Photronics averaged +3.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | 0.0% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −0.4% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +3.6% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +5.6% | 4 of 5 |
For scale, PLAB’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8%.
Photronics market cap and key statistics
Photronics’s market cap is $1.72B, with a P/E ratio of 10.6 and revenue of $866.8M over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $1.72B
- P/E ratio
- 10.6
- Forward P/E
- 13.3
- EPS, TTM
- $2.81
- Gekko Fair Value
- $33.11
Trading
- Volume
- 734,524
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 797,211
- 52-week high
- $56.00
- 52-week low
- $20.05
- Shares outstanding
- 59.00M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $866.8M
- Profit margin
- 19.1%
- Return on equity
- 13.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +25.6%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.32
- Typical daily move
- ±3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±8%
Photronics stock news this week
2 headlines about Photronics from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
Photronics peers
Photronics’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| VRTVertiv | Accumulation | 10.4% below |
| BEBloom Energy | Neutral | 0.3% above |
| TERTeradyne | Neutral | 3.3% above |
| FLEXFlex | Neutral | 1.5% above |
| SANMSanmina | Neutral | 4.0% above |
| AEISAdvanced Energy Industries | Neutral | 8.2% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Photronics stock FAQ
What is Photronics’s market cap?
Photronics’s market cap is $1.72B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $29.24, with 59.00M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 10.6.
What is the Photronics stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Photronics is $41.33, +41.3% from the last close. Of the 1 firm that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Photronics stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Photronics is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $29.24 is 11.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $33.11. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Photronics report earnings next?
Photronics is expected to report on Dec 9, 2026, before the market opens (58 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.44 per share on revenue of $216.9M. Photronics beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 15.3% on average across the report.
What is Photronics’s 52-week high and low?
Photronics’s 52-week high is $56.00 and its 52-week low is $20.05; it closed at $29.24 on Oct 12, 2026, +21.9% over the past year.
Is Photronics stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, earnings risk and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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