PLAB News and Press, Photronics Inc. From 10/29/22

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Summary PLAB has been hammered significantly from its August highs, down nearly 40%. We believe the pummeling is justified to de-risk its potentially slower growth cadence in 2023. Notwithstanding, PLAB looks attractive at the current levels, as it's still expected to drive furthe...

Photronics (NASDAQ: PLAB) , a tech company involved in making microchips and flat-panel displays (FPDs), beat earnings-per-share estimates in its earnings release late last month -- and also posted its sixth straight quarter of record revenue. But this semiconductor stock ha...

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Stocks fell again on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 extending its losing streak to three days with a decline of more than 1%. Investors continued to worry about the impact of an aggressive Federal Reserve. Energy stocks were among the worst performers on the day. A retreat in crude price...

Summary Photronics EPS doubling this year. Photronics sales continue to increase to record levels each quarter. Demand ebbs and flows, and any impact on Photronics demand should be short term. PLAB stock has an attractive valuation, the selloff is overdone in our estimatio...

Photronics ( NASDAQ: PLAB ) stock fell ~23% on Aug. 30 after the company revealed its FQ4 revenue outlook. FQ3 revenue grew +28.89% to ~$219.95M, beating analysts estimates of $210M. Revenue from Integrated Circuit increased +37% Y/Y to $161.3M, while Fl...