Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Issues Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) updated its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.420-0.480 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.417. The company issued revenue guidance of $201.0 million-$209.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $208.4 million.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Photronics from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. DA Davidson dropped their price target on Photronics from $35.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 29th. Finally, Craig Hallum assumed coverage on Photronics in a report on Wednesday, June 11th. They set a “buy” rating and a $32.00 price target on the stock. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $31.00.

Photronics Price Performance

Shares of PLAB opened at $23.97 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.44 billion, a PE ratio of 12.48 and a beta of 1.40. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $20.07 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.85. Photronics has a 1 year low of $16.46 and a 1 year high of $31.60.

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 27th. The semiconductor company reported $0.51 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.12. The firm had revenue of $210.39 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $204.30 million. Photronics had a return on equity of 8.54% and a net margin of 14.00%.The business’s revenue was down .3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.51 earnings per share. Photronics has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.420-0.480 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Photronics will post 2.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Photronics

In other news, Director David A. Garcia bought 2,650 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 27th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $19.00 per share, for a total transaction of $50,350.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 10,198 shares in the company, valued at $193,762. This represents a 35.11% increase in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Constantine S. Macricostas sold 29,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.20, for a total value of $595,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 459,623 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,284,384.60. The trade was a 6.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 49,382 shares of company stock valued at $985,035. Corporate insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Photronics

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in shares of Photronics by 424.0% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 8,363 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $157,000 after purchasing an additional 6,767 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Photronics by 19.9% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 12,254 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $231,000 after purchasing an additional 2,033 shares in the last quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP grew its position in shares of Photronics by 6.8% in the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 14,847 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $280,000 after purchasing an additional 945 shares in the last quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC grew its position in shares of Photronics by 10.7% in the second quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC now owns 23,815 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $448,000 after purchasing an additional 2,297 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nomura Holdings Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Photronics in the second quarter valued at $477,000. 88.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other 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.