Why Photronics Stock Soared Again Today

Photronics (NASDAQ: PLAB) stock, which makes "photomasks" (a device for laying out circuit designs on a semiconductor wafer to guide where the circuits should go) for the semiconductor industry, delivered its third-in-a-row earnings beat for investors this morning. Expected to earn $0.53 per share, according to Yahoo! Finance estimates, Photronics instead earned $0.61 per share in its fiscal Q1 2026 report. Photronics shares are up 12% through 11:45 a.m. ET in response. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Ou ...