Photronics, Inc. (PLAB) — Semiconductor Equipment & Materials. Numbers-first dossier: valuation, distress risk, calibrated signal.

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Bid — × — AskUpdated Nov 6, 2026 · 4:00 PM ETVol 1.12M · 3-mo avg 1.07M

Photronics, Inc. (PLAB)

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+3net
2 bull / 1 bear factors · leaning
Bull 4 pts·Bear 1 pts30d
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Market context—Sector read · not on fileOKBalance sheet · Safe—Inflation-report days · not on fileRiskFalling sharply · sharp-drop risk 74/100 · was 35 on Nov 3 · Nov 61/6Bottom watch · 1 of 6 confirmations
$27.22
near a recent low · Nov 6
$28–29
near the 50-day average and the 50-day average trade price · midpoint $28.78 · Nov 6
±$2.54
±9.3% up or down, priced by the options market
Death cross
50-day average is below the 200-day — a downtrend
Elevated
88% of similar setups fell 10% or more within 3 months · 1.1× the usual rate
Death cross
50-day average is below the 200-day — a downtrend
Trading volume31% above normal1.31× its 20-day average
Past year's range$20.05 – $56.00lowest to highest price
From its peak51.1% belowpeak $56.00, highest since 2015
Gain vs. risk0.49 to 1$0.49 possible gain per $1 at risk
Plan fails below$24.44the setup is broken under this price
Options pressure point$30.00price can drift here near expiry
Momentum (RSI)44.6fires under 35 · fires near $25.83
Accounting warning signs1worth checking — see the list
Price vs. profit13.2× next year9.7× last 12 months
Price vs. its own pastpricier than 16%of the last 5 years · usual P/E 11.8×
Cash it generates3.7%of its market value, per year

Last session traded in line with its own normal, price up 7.3%. Over the last 20 sessions, 56% of the volume traded on days the stock closed lower.

Entry strategy · 10 triggers

3 of 6 aligned — closing in
RSI 14
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44.6
fires under 35 · fires near $25.83
vs 50-day
✓
$28.87
below the line
Bollinger
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$26.38
no lower pierce · fires near $26.14
VWAP 20
✓
$28.00
below the rolling VWAP
Entry level
✓
$27.22
within 1% of model level
Put wall
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$17.50
2026-11-20 expiry · chain of 2026-11-06
MACD
Context●
-0.16
below zero · rising toward the flip
RVolStatic
1.31×
in line with its own normal
Short int.Static
7.0%
short interest below 20%
ATRStatic
$1.39
14-session average true range
A checklist, not odds on a return: 4 of 6 usable price conditions have to line up. RSI, the 50-day average and the Bollinger band move with the price you set; the 20-day average traded price, the entry level and the busiest put strike stay fixed. MACD, RVol, Short int. and ATR are context only — they never count toward the total.
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Next earnings
2026-12-09
in 22 sessions
Next dividend
No indicated yield
no forward dividend on file