Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Issues Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.440-0.500 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.520. The company issued revenue guidance of $208.0 million-$2.0 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $225.0 million.

Photronics Stock Up 1.6 %

Photronics stock traded up $0.32 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $20.91. The company had a trading volume of 43,023 shares, compared to its average volume of 476,410. Photronics has a 1 year low of $20.25 and a 1 year high of $31.60. The business has a fifty day moving average of $23.17 and a 200 day moving average of $23.85. The stock has a market cap of $1.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.01 and a beta of 1.37.

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The semiconductor company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.05. Photronics had a net margin of 15.07% and a return on equity of 9.10%. The firm had revenue of $212.14 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $210.00 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.48 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Photronics will post 2.3 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, DA Davidson boosted their target price on Photronics from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 12th.

Insider Transactions at Photronics

In other news, Director Walter M. Fiederowicz sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.01, for a total value of $240,100.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 50,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,200,500. This represents a 16.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Han Kyung Park sold 11,250 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.80, for a total transaction of $267,750.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 102,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,439,500. This trade represents a 9.89 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 199,000 shares of company stock worth $4,878,810. Insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock.

Photronics Company Profile

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.