Photronics, Inc. [PLAB] stock prices are up 2.68% to $23.74 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The PLAB shares have gain 4.26% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 1.11%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Photronics, Inc. [NASDAQ: PLAB] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 22, 2023, when Northland Capital downgraded its rating to a Market Perform. Previously, Stifel upgraded its rating to Buy on April 11, 2022, and elevated its price target to $21. On February 25, 2021, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Hold but maintained its price target of $13 on the stock. Stifel upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $13 on September 11, 2020. Stifel downgraded its rating to a Hold and reduced its price target to $13 on June 22, 2020. Stifel upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on February 10, 2020, but kept the price target unchanged to $16. In a note dated July 18, 2019, Northland Capital initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $12 on this stock.
The stock price of Photronics, Inc. [PLAB] has been fluctuating between $18.03 and $34.16 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $25.5 within the next 12 months. Photronics, Inc. [NASDAQ: PLAB] shares were valued at $23.74 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 7.41% based on the average PLAB price forecast.
Analyzing the PLAB fundamentals
The Photronics, Inc. [NASDAQ:PLAB] reported sales of 871.79M for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -5.90%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.37% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.26%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.32%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.16%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.09, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.16. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.02.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 23.47 points at the first support level, and at 23.20 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 24.13, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 24.52.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Photronics, Inc. [NASDAQ:PLAB]’s Current Ratio is 4.67. As well, the Quick Ratio is 4.38, while the Cash Ratio is 2.81. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.73, the price to book ratio is 1.37 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.45.
