Photronics

PLAB

Market cap $2.7B

DAR, BP and PLAB made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) value stocks list on April 15th, 2026.

AI semiconductor stocks have been holding up, and some have been soaring.

While there has been much skepticism surrounding who will become AI 'winners and losers', both Vertiv (VRT) and Photronics (PLAB) stand to continue being nice beneficiaries, with recent quarterly results confirming their important roles.

Director Mitchell Tyson sold 10,000 shares of Common Stock on April 1, 2026 for a transaction value of ~$423,000 based on a weighted average sale price around $42.31 per share. This sale represented 23.15% of Tyson's direct holdings prior to the transaction, reducing his direct position from 43,199 to 33,199 shares.

The consensus price target hints at a 25.1% upside potential for Photronics (PLAB). While empirical research shows that this sought-after metric is hardly effective, an upward trend in earnings estimate revisions could mean that the stock will witness an upside in the near term.

BROOKFIELD, Conn., March 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Photronics, Inc. (Nasdaq:PLAB), a worldwide leader in photomask technologies and solutions, has taken delivery of the most advanced mask writer for the FPD market at its facility in Korea.

Here is how Photronics (PLAB) and Cirrus Logic (CRUS) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

We've all become adjusted to a few of the mega-popular stocks involved in the broader AI trade, namely NVIDIA, Palantir, and Vertiv, to just name a small trio. But there are others that investors should keep an eye on.

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Photronics (PLAB) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.