NASDAQ: PLAB · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Over the past week, Photronics (PLAB) logged about 25 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 27% bullish but is at odds: X runs 75% bullish while Reddit sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 2 of 2 analysts rating PLAB a buy.
There is little buzz around PLAB this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 100% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to X at 75%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
2 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 2 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $42.33.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 73 points above the crowd average of 27%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 75% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 75-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Photronics (PLAB) buzz held subdued around 34.1 while the price drifted up 15.5% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 833K shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, PLAB gained 4.5%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 25.3 and was variable, swinging between 11.7 and 34.1. Recent volume is running below the 30-day average, pointing to quieter participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bearish on 13 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (2 / 0 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 27% |
| Avg price target | $42.33 |
| Most bullish source | X, 75% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 75 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 25 |
| Market cap | $1.96B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 12.3 · 13.3 |
| EPS · Beta | $2.71 · 1.4 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $861.2M · 19% margin |
| Industry | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Photronics (PLAB) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 27% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 25 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Photronics (PLAB) is fairly quiet with 0 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 4 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Photronics (PLAB), averaging 27% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 75% bullish and Reddit at 0%, a 75-point spread. On the professional side, 2 of 2 analysts rate PLAB a buy.
Of the 2 analysts covering Photronics (PLAB), 2 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 0 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $42.33. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 27% bullish.
Photronics (PLAB)'s cross-source average is bearish at 27% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. X reads 75% bullish, News reads 5% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Photronics (PLAB) at 27% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is rising across News. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
News is the dominant discussion channel with 21 mentions (84% of total volume). X contributes 4 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 27% bullish, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. PLAB's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 27% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The PLAB sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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