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PLAB

Photronics Inc
$28.14 +0.59 (+2.14%) At close · Jul 8
Market Cap
$1.66B
Shares
58,963,698

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$28.14 Open$27.20 Day$27.10–28.22 52W$18.61–56.00 Avg vol 30d2.2M Short int3.8M · 6.5% float · 1.8d Short vol58% Last earningsMay 28, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Jun 11
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 16.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.86
Technical
price trend
Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −17%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −29%
below
RSI (14) 37
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 25%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −6%
trailing
6-month return −16%
trailing
YTD return −12%
this year
Relative strength −23%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $40 › 200d $34 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
7 of 334 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +27.1K sh shares · +3 new
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$5.0M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
6.50% of float · ▲ +2.7% MoM · 1.8 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
334 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 44
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Excellent
Revenue growth +292%
Y/Y
Gross margin 56%
contracting
EPS growth +9%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $59.7M
Valuation P/E 10.3
below peers
Buyback $27.6M
remaining
Balance sheet $428.3M
net cash
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very High
Volatility 84%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −50%
past year
ATR 8.1%
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.

Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 28, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 7 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Jul 31, 2026 Est
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

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed May 28, 2026
      Revenue · third quarter of fiscal 2026 Initiated $207M – $215M
      prior qtr $209.94M midpoint +0.5% QoQ
      Operating margin · third quarter of fiscal 2026 Initiated 18% – 20%
      Non-GAAP diluted EPS attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholde · third quarter of fiscal 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated $0.39 – $0.45
      Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
      Revenue fiscal Q2
      $209.94M Miss −2.8%

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

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
      2 · 3 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −17% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −29% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      37 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      25% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $40 › 200d $34 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      7 of 334 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +27.1K sh shares · +3 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$5.0M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      6.50% of float · ▲ +2.7% MoM · 1.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      334 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $19 Now $28 · 25% 52-wk high $56
      vs 200-day avg -17% vs 50-day avg -29%

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

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Capital expenditures $45.8M Q2 fiscal 2026
      Non-GAAP diluted EPS attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders non-GAAP $0.42 Q2 fiscal 2026
      high-end IC share of IC revenue 38% Q2 fiscal 2026 call
      IC share of total revenue 70% Q2 fiscal 2026 call
      Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share attributable to Photronics, Inc. shareholders non-GAAP $0.61 First Quarter Fiscal 2026
      CapEx $48M Q1 fiscal 2026 call
      high-end IC revenue $71M Q1 fiscal 2026 call
      operating cash flow as percent of revenue 43% Q1 fiscal 2026 call

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      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
      $1.66B -12.1% +8.2% 10.3 6.5%
      ASML
      Asml Holding NV
      $681.67B +65.5% 0.4%
      AMAT
      Applied Materials Inc /De
      $452.95B +122.3% -12.6% 53.7 2.8%
      LRCX
      Lam Research Corp
      $416.63B +95.0% +51.7% 63.0 2.4%
      ATEYY
      Advantest Corp
      $125.51B +39.3% 0.0%

      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
      337
      % held
      90.4%
      Reported
      7 of 334
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      334
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      3.8M
      Days to cover
      1.8d
      Change
      +100.8K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      58%
      As of
      Jul 8, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      127
      Value
      $3.9K
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      48.8%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$5.0M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 5
      Buyers Sellers
      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
      10-Q
      Filed
      Jun 11, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $1.1M
      Shares
      22.5K
      Filed
      Apr 17, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      May 28, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      PLAB -13.5% -6.1% -15.7% -13.5% -12.1%
      SPY -0.2% +0.8% +7.4% -0.2% +9.3%
      vs SPY -13.3% -6.9% -23.2% -13.3% -21.4%

      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) 8 filings 8 filers Visit website Investor relations