Both in Semiconductors
Photronics vs nLIGHT
Over the past year PLAB returned +22.2% and LASR returned +13.9%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.37.
PLAB +22.2% LASR +13.9%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | PLAB | LASR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.36 | $38.18 |
| Market cap | $1.73B | $2.20B |
| Today | +1.87% | +0.29% |
| 1 month | −5.5% | −2.1% |
| 6 months | −38.5% | −41.2% |
| Year to date | −8.3% | +1.8% |
| 1 year | +22.2% | +13.9% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +2.7% | +33.8% |
| Gross margin | 33.2% | 31.1% |
| Net margin | 13.4% | −1.6% |
| P/E (TTM) | 10.5× | — |
| Price / sales | 2.0× | 7.1× |
| Net cash | $668.9M | $330.4M |
| Dividend yield | — | — |
| Volatility (60d) | 38.8% | 79.7% |
| Short % of float | 7.1% | 5.3% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).