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$27.73 -2.53 (-8.36%) At close · Aug 28
S&P 600 member Russell 2000 member Rebalance outlook locked
Market Cap
$1.68B
Shares
58.96M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$27.73 Open$30.01 Day$27.45–30.01 52W close$20.28–54.96 Avg vol 30d1.2M Short int4.4M · 7.5% float · 6.0d Short vol63% Last earningsAug 26, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jun 11

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 24, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 12 wks
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Oct 31, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Jun 11, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Sell Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.4 · calm Equity put/call 0.62
      Technical
      price trend
      Sell
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −22%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −10%
      below
      RSI (14) 35
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 21%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Bullish div.
      accumulating
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −8%
      trailing
      6-month return −19%
      trailing
      YTD return −13%
      this year
      Relative strength −32%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $31 › 200d $35 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -5% holders QoQ · +61 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      7.48% of float · ▼ -2.0% MoM · 6.0 days cover
      Volume signal Reversal watch
      High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
      Institution breadth Steady
      320 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 61
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +19%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 56%
      contracting
      EPS growth +9%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $59.7M
      Valuation P/E 10.4
      below peers
      Buyback $27.6M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $21.6M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 85%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −50%
      past year
      ATR 7.2%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 7 of last 8
      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Aug 26, 2026
      CapEx · fiscal 2026 Lowered $255M – $305M
      Apr 30, 2026 $330M changed to Aug 26, 2026 $255M – $305M
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed May 28, 2026
      Diluted non-GAAP EPS · FQ3 2026 $0.39 – $0.45
      Guided vs delivered · last 8 settled
      Revenue first quarter of fiscal 2026
      guided $217M – $225M
      $225.07M Beat +1.8%
      Revenue second quarter of fiscal 2025
      guided $208M – $216M
      $210.99M In line
      Revenue first quarter of fiscal 2025
      guided $208M – $216M
      $212.14M In line
      Revenue first quarter
      guided $217M – $225M
      $216.33M Miss −2.1%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      3 · 3 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −22% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −10% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      35 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      21% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Bullish div. Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $31 › 200d $35 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -5% holders QoQ · +61 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      7.48% of float · ▼ -2.0% MoM · 6.0 days cover
      Volume signal Reversal watch
      High volume on a down day — possible exhaustion
      Institution breadth Steady
      320 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $20 Now $28 · 21% Range high $55
      vs 200-day avg -22% vs 50-day avg -10%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP U.S. GAAP net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders $28.92M
      -$4.78M FX (gain) loss
      +$2.06M Estimated tax effects of FX (gain) loss
      +$3.23M Estimated noncontrolling interest effects of above
      = Non-GAAP net income attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders $29.43M
      Customers 675 Trailing Twelve Month as of 5/3/26 —
      Employees 1,900 Trailing Twelve Month as of 5/3/26 —
      Market Cap 3.04B 5/12/2026 —
      Non-GAAP diluted EPS attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders non-GAAP $0.42 Q2 FY2026 —
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP U.S. GAAP diluted earnings per share attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders $0.54
      -$0.12 Effects of non-GAAP adjustments above
      = Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders $0.42
      Operating Cash Flow (TTM) 283M Trailing Twelve Month as of 5/3/26 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Semiconductor Equipment & Materials — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      PLAB
      Photronics Inc
      this stock
      		$1.68B -13.3% +18.8% 10.4 7.5%
      ASML
      Asml Holding NV
      		 $651.50B +58.5% — — 0.4%
      LRCX
      Lam Research Corp
      		 $398.65B +76.4% +51.7% 55.3 2.3%
      AMAT
      Applied Materials Inc /De
      		 $366.38B +79.6% -12.6% 39.9 1.5%
      KLAC
      Kla Corp
      		 $229.35B — +11.7% 48.0 1.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      320
      % held
      96.1%
      Net QoQ
      +556.9K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      351
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      4.4M
      Days to cover
      6.0d
      Change
      -88.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      63%
      As of
      Aug 28, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      114
      Value
      $3.4K
      As of
      Jul 16, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      43.9%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $849.3M
      Net income (FY)
      $136.4M
      EPS diluted
      $2.28
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized · 2 programs
      $125.0M
      Remaining
      $27.6M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 26, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $1.1M
      Shares
      22.5K
      Filed
      Apr 17, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 26, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      PLAB -9.1% -8.5% -18.9% -8.5% -13.3%
      SPY +0.5% +3.0% +13.4% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY -9.6% -11.4% -32.4% -11.4% -26.2%

      Capital returns

      Buyback programs · 2 active · as of May 3, 2026
      Authorized (total)
      $125.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $97.40M
      Remaining
      $27.60M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 810136 CUSIP 719405102 13F (30d) 250 filings 247 filers Visit website Investor relations

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