Both in Semiconductors
nLIGHT vs Photronics
Over the past year LASR returned +7.9% and PLAB returned +21.0%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.37.
LASR +7.9% PLAB +21.0%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | LASR | PLAB |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $32.99 | $27.38 |
| Market cap | $1.90B | $1.62B |
| Today | −9.64% | −2.21% |
| 1 month | −17.6% | −11.2% |
| 6 months | −53.7% | −47.4% |
| Year to date | −12.1% | −14.4% |
| 1 year | +1.9% | +12.8% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +33.8% | +2.7% |
| Gross margin | 31.1% | 33.2% |
| Net margin | −1.6% | 13.4% |
| P/E (TTM) | — | 9.8× |
| Price / sales | 6.1× | 1.9× |
| Net cash | $330.4M | $668.9M |
| Dividend yield | — | — |
| Volatility (60d) | 55.5% | 39.7% |
| Short % of float | 5.3% | 7.1% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).