Photronics stock saw a welcome improvement to its Relative Strength (RS) Rating on Friday, rising from 77 to 83.
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While earnings-per-share growth dropped in the company's most recently reported quarter from 165% to 132%, revenue rose 29%, up from 28% in the previous report. Keep an eye out for the company's next round of numbers on or around Dec. 14.
Photronics stock earns the No. 4 rank among its peers in the Electronics-Semiconductor Equipment industry group. Aehr Test Systems and Advanced Energy Inds are also among the group's highest-rated stocks.