What is DA Davidson’s Estimate for Photronics Q2 Earnings?

Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Photronics in a report issued on Thursday, February 27th. DA Davidson analyst T. Diffely forecasts that the semiconductor company will earn $0.48 per share for the quarter. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $35.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Photronics’ current full-year earnings is $2.30 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Photronics’ FY2026 earnings at $2.25 EPS.

Photronics Stock Performance

Shares of PLAB stock opened at $20.84 on Friday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $23.11 and its 200-day moving average is $23.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.32 billion, a PE ratio of 9.97 and a beta of 1.37. Photronics has a 52 week low of $20.25 and a 52 week high of $31.60.

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

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Christopher J. Progler sold 63,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.85, for a total transaction of $1,565,550.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 219,166 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,446,275.10. This represents a 22.33 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Adam M. Lewis sold 19,750 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.11, for a total value of $476,172.50. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 22,250 shares in the company, valued at $536,447.50. This trade represents a 47.02 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 199,000 shares of company stock valued at $4,878,810 over the last 90 days. 3.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Photronics

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Photronics by 216.5% in the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,114 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 762 shares during the period. US Bancorp DE lifted its stake in Photronics by 137.2% in the third quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,212 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 701 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Photronics by 65.4% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,434 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 567 shares during the period. Federated Hermes Inc. acquired a new position in Photronics in the fourth quarter valued at about $47,000. Finally, Parkside Financial Bank & Trust lifted its stake in Photronics by 65.6% in the fourth quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 2,283 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 904 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.38% of the company’s stock.

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.