Photronics (PLAB) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) is anticipated to release its Q2 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, May 28th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.48 per share and revenue of $212.00 million for the quarter. Photronics has set its Q2 2025 guidance at 0.440-0.500 EPS.

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.05. Photronics had a net margin of 15.07% and a return on equity of 9.10%. The business had revenue of $212.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $210.00 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.48 EPS.

Photronics Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of Photronics stock opened at $20.43 on Wednesday. Photronics has a twelve month low of $16.46 and a twelve month high of $31.60. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $19.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $22.15. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.78 and a beta of 1.43.

Insider Activity

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Photronics

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in PLAB. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Photronics by 4.6% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 36,647 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $761,000 after purchasing an additional 1,600 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Photronics by 6.0% during the 1st 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 shares of Photronics by 14.4% during the 1st 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. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in Photronics by 30.1% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 219,290 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $4,553,000 after acquiring an additional 50,707 shares during the last quarter. 88.38% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Photronics

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.