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PLAB

💻 Technology

Photronics, Inc.

Conservative #144Aggressive #369Moderate RiskHigh 90
$43.57+14.69%
Day High$45.40
Day Low$38.51
Volume3.4M
Mkt Cap$2.6B
52W Low $1652W High $45
Market Cap
$2.2B
P/E Ratio
16.0
Sector avg: 87.8
Rev Growth
-2.0%
Sector avg: 14.8%
Earnings Growth
4.4%
Profit Margin
16.1%
Sector avg: -110.0%
Debt/Equity
0.00

Why This Score

PLAB scores 67.2 on the Conservative profile, blending a fundamental score (80% weight, emphasizing quality and stability (84% of fundamental weight)) with a machine-learning signal (20% weight) trained on 82 features across 30 years of data.

Strengths
  • Minimal leverage (D/E 0.00) provides financial flexibility and downside protection.
  • High conviction (90/100) — fundamental and ML signals agree on this stock.
Risk Factors
  • Above-average volatility (12.8%) may not suit conservative risk tolerance.

Minor adjustments (0.0 points) applied. PLAB's rank of #144 primarily reflects its factor profile relative to the conservative weight vector.

Score Breakdown

Overall Score67.2
Fundamental Score65.0
ML Score56.0

Score by Horizon

3 Month
63.7
6 Month
71.2
Primary
1 Year
75.0

Quality Assessment

B
Earnings Grade
Solid fundamentals with minor quality concerns

Position Sizing

Suggested Allocation
5%
Confidence
high

Score Composition Waterfall

How each component affects the final score
Backtested Scoring Levers (IC-calibrated from 30y ElasticNet)
Weinstein (12.1%)
100
Advancing
Sentiment (2.5%)
69
Positive
Analyst (6.4%)
61
Favorable
Tradability (post-hoc)
91
Grade A
Base
63.2
SHAP
+1.8
Factors
+0.7
Conviction
+1.4
Final
67.2
Positive adjustment
Negative adjustment
Base blend
Final score

Signal SegmentsComputed from ML features

Fundamental (Valuation, Quality, Growth)61.0
Technical (Momentum, Weinstein, Volatility)87.0
External (Sentiment, Analyst, Macro)83.0
Scores below 50 indicate weakness in that segment relative to the universe.

Data Quality

Score
Features
Confidence
Feature Coverage89%

Growth Estimates

Short-term
+1.3% to +5.8%
Medium-term
+2.6% to +9.5%
Long-term
+3.9% to +13.2%

ML Model Core Features100 trained inputs → ML Score: 56

These features are direct inputs to the machine learning model. The model was trained on these signals alongside 100 features (including 12 momentum/technical indicators) to produce the ML percentile score.

Analyst Intelligence
Consensus Score61.4/100
Target Upside+18.0%
Coverage11 analysts
Market Sentiment
Sentiment Score68.8/100
News Volume1 articles
Technical Stage
Weinstein Stage2 — Advancing
12M Momentum+0.9%
6M Momentum+0.7%
Volatility+0.1%
Momentum & Technical
Momentum Acceleration+15.0%
Momentum ConsistencyStrong (0.83)
Relative Strength vs Sector+82.6%
Trend Strength (ADX Proxy)Strong (5.0)
Momentum Quality+0.694
Momentum BreadthBroad ✓
Macro Regime
Bull RegimeYes
High Vol RegimeNo
S&P 500 Return+25.0%
Yield Curve-0.1bp

Sector-Relative AnalysisIn-model features

Value Trap Signal
21%
Moderate — watch growth
Sector RevGr Rank
P16
Revenue growth vs Technology peers
Sector PE Rank
P64
Valuation vs Technology peers
Sector FCF Rank
P39
Free cash flow vs Technology peers
Growth Deviation
-0.3σ
Z-score vs sector median
Stagnation Flag
YES
Below-sector growth + cheap PE

Analysis Signals

Scoring Factors
Fundamental score of 84 relative to sector peers84/100
Machine learning model ranks this stock at the 74th percentileP74
ML model weight reduced to 9% due to macro conditions: market in extended rally phase; yield curve inverted (recession indicator); late-cycle economic indicators detected9% ML weight
SHAP feature alignment: +3.0pt (features align with model priorities)
Blend: 91% fund (84.1) + 9% ML (74.3) + SHAP(+3.0) = 86.2
Factor quality: +1.2pt (multi-factor composite)
Risk assessment: moderate. Annualized volatility 12.8%. Max drawdown 20% (-4.6 pts)Moderate
Momentum mean-reversion: -0.3pt (86% 12m momentum)
Market cap adjustment: -4.0 points ($2.2B market cap)-4.0 pts
Conviction bonus: +2.4pt (conviction=90)
Risk Factors
Earnings quality grade B: adequate earnings quality with minor concerns. Score adjusted by -5 pointsGrade B
Quality concern: High accrual ratio (-30.3%) — earnings quality concern; R&D-adjusted ROIC: 9.8% (original: 10.9%). Semiconductors has ~18% R&D intensity. Capitalizing R&D over 5 years increases invested capital by ~45%.Flag

Sector Peer Comparison(Technology — Rank #33 of 289 stocks)

StockScoreP/ERev GrowthMarginMkt Cap
PLAB67.216.0-2.0%16.1%$2.2B
MPWR84.891.721.2%81.0%$57.1B
ZM84.218.03.1%21.7%$27.7B
NVDA80.645.2114.2%55.8%$4.5T
CRUS79.719.16.0%17.5%$7.4B
ASML77.848.115.6%29.4%$546.0B
IDCC77.431.8-4.0%48.8%$9.7B
CSCO77.127.65.3%18.0%$303.6B
RMBS75.548.320.7%32.3%$11.0B
DBX75.313.91.9%17.7%$6.4B
FSLR75.017.326.7%30.7%$24.2B
SIMO74.79.210.2%13.8%$4.5B
ADI74.374.116.9%20.6%$165.1B
AAPL72.533.16.4%27.0%$3.9T
OLED72.527.012.4%34.3%$5.9B
AMAT72.336.44.4%24.7%$281.7B
Sector Average47.487.814.8%-110.0%

Market Sentimentvia FMP

Analyst Consensus
Buy11 analysts
Buy: 7Hold: 2Sell: 2
Price Target
$44consensus
Low $42Median $44High $45
-0.2% to consensus target

Company Overviewvia FMP

Photronics, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of photomask products and services in the United States, Taiwan, Korea, Europe, China, and internationally. The company offers photomasks that are used in the manufacture of integrated circuits and flat panel displays (FPDs); and to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers, FDP substrates, and other types of 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.

CEO
George C. Macricostas
Employees
1,900
Beta
1.52
Industry
Semiconductors
FMP-Identified Peers

Technical Picturecomputed from daily prices

RSI (14)
79.6
Overbought
Trend
Bullish
10-day vs 50-day MA
From 52W High
-4%
High: $45.4
From 52W Low
+164.7%
Low: $16.46
Moving Averages
10-Day
$38.40
Above
20-Day
$37.10
Above
50-Day
$35.30
Above
200-Day
$25.00
Above
60-Day Support
$22.3
60-Day Resistance
$45.4
Weinstein Stage Analysisbased on 200-day SMA framework
Stage 2 — AdvancingScore: 90/100

Stock is in an uptrend above the 200-day moving average. This is the stage where institutional accumulation typically occurs. The 50-day SMA provides support.

Favorable technical position; 50-day SMA acts as support
Price vs 200 SMA
+74.3%
200 SMA Slope (60d)
+19.93%
Rising
Volume Ratio
1.02x
10d avg vs 50d avg
Days in Stage
64
Confidence: 90%

Financial Statementslast 4 quarters via FMP

MetricQ1 2026Q4 2025Q3 2025Q2 2025
Revenue$225M$216M$210M$211M
Gross Profit$79M$76M$71M$78M
Operating Income$55M$52M$48M$56M
Net Income$43M$62M$23M$9M
EPS (Diluted)$0.74$1.07$0.38$0.15
Gross Margin35.0%35.0%33.7%36.9%
Operating Margin24.4%24.1%22.9%26.4%
Net Margin19.1%28.6%10.9%4.2%

Why This Stock

TechnologyP/E ratio of 16.0Profit margin 16.1%Valuation below sector median (P/E 16.0)

Tradability FilterGrade A — 91/100Score impact: -6.2pt

Volume
100
1.4M avg/day
Dollar Vol
100
$53M/day
Float
83
57M shares
Mkt Cap
60
$2.2B
Range
100
142% spread
Composite Liquidity Score91/100
FDCBA

Multi-Year Range Analysis

Sideways: 0/100
YearLowHighRangeStatus
2021$11.21$19.4053.5%Wide
2022$13.87$25.8160.2%Wide
2023$13.86$32.6080.7%Wide
2024$20.25$34.1651.1%Wide
2025$16.46$39.8083%Wide
3-Year Range
96.7%
Narrow Years
0 / 5
Sideways Penalty
None

Growth Projection Adjustment

0.7x dampening
slight revenue decline

Growth estimates have been dampened based on technical and fundamental signals. This is a post-hoc adjustment to prevent overly optimistic projections for stocks showing declining momentum or deteriorating fundamentals.

Free Float
95.7%
Outstanding Shares
59M
Bid-Ask Spread
142.0%
Institutional Tradable
Yes

Scores are generated by a multi-stage ML pipeline combining fundamental analysis, ensemble predictions, and structural risk signals. All data is for research purposes only and does not constitute financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.