Fujifilm (OTCMKTS:FUJIY) versus Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Head-To-Head Survey

Fujifilm (OTCMKTS:FUJIY) and Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Fujifilm and Photronics’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fujifilm	8.15%	7.84%	5.08%
Photronics	14.00%	8.54%	7.43%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Fujifilm shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of Photronics shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Photronics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Fujifilm has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Photronics has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Fujifilm and Photronics”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fujifilm	$20.99 billion	1.24	$1.72 billion	$1.12	9.37
Photronics	$856.74 million	1.28	$130.69 million	$1.92	9.48

Fujifilm has higher revenue and earnings than Photronics. Fujifilm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Photronics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Fujifilm and Photronics, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fujifilm	0	0	1	0	3.00
Photronics	0	0	2	0	3.00

Photronics has a consensus target price of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 70.24%. Given Photronics’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Photronics is more favorable than Fujifilm.

Summary

Photronics beats Fujifilm on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fujifilm

FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation develops, manufactures, sells, and services imaging, healthcare, materials, and business innovation solutions worldwide. The company's Healthcare segment provides products and services, such as medical devices, biomedical contract development and manufacturing organization, pharmaceutical, regenerative medicine, and cosmetics and supplements in the areas of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. Its Materials segment offers inkjet digital presses and printing plates for printing industries, as well as industrial inkjet-related products and inkjet heads; storage media and archiving services to save and manage digital data volumes; and materials for industrials, including display and touch panel, semiconductor and image sensor, and functional film materials. The company's Business Innovation segment provides devices and services used in offices, including multi-function devices and printers; and provides problem-solving document services tailored to diverse business formats and roles, including system integration, cloud service, business process outsourcing, and others. Its Imaging segment offers color films, instant cameras, developing and printing systems, color papers, photo printing services, and others; and TV and cinema lenses, surveillance cameras, industrial lenses for production line inspection, and projectors. The company was incorporated in 1934 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

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. The company offers electrical and optical components. It sells its products to semiconductor and FPD manufacturers, designers, and foundries, as well as to other high-performance electronics manufacturers through its sales personnel and customer service representatives. The company was formerly known as Photronic Labs, Inc. and changed its name to Photronics, Inc. in 1990. Photronics, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is based in Brookfield, Connecticut.