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Snapshot from Oct 13, 2026. Predictions are paused, so this will not update until research restarts.
Photronics Inc.
Technology · Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
Made on Jul 4, 2026
Price at call $28.86
6-month call Neutral +1.0%
Target by Jan 2027 $29.13
Great value below $24.00
Model v0.3.0

Projection vs Actual (6M history + forecast)

Our straight 6-month prediction (bold) with a textured realism line, and the actual price overlaid from the prediction date forward.

Forecast

One directional 6-month call and the six monthly points we'll be scored against. Predicted Jul 4, 2026 1:20 pm
Neutral PLAB trends range-bound to $29.13 (+1.0% from $28.86) by Jan 2027.
Monthmonths after the call Datewhen it gets graded Predictedthe claim: closing price Current priceactual close — fills in over time Predicted returnpredicted vs $28.86 at call
Prediction made Jul 4, 2026 — $28.86 at call —
M1 Aug 4, 2026 $28.91 — +0.2%
What actually happened: closed $31.36 on Aug 3, 2026 = +8.7% vs the call (predicted +0.2%)  ·  direction MISS (called flat, was up)  ·  off by 8.5 pp  ·  accuracy 4/10  ·  S&P +0.1% over the same window — beat it
M2 Sep 4, 2026 $28.95 — +0.3%
What actually happened: closed $28.18 on Sep 3, 2026 = -2.4% vs the call (predicted +0.3%)  ·  direction HIT (called flat, was flat)  ·  off by 2.7 pp  ·  accuracy 9/10  ·  S&P +2.5% over the same window — beat it
M3 Oct 4, 2026 $29.00 — +0.5%
What actually happened: closed $31.49 on Oct 2, 2026 = +9.1% vs the call (predicted +0.5%)  ·  direction MISS (called flat, was up)  ·  off by 8.6 pp  ·  accuracy 4/10  ·  S&P +3.2% over the same window — lagged it
M4 Nov 4, 2026 $29.04 — +0.6%
M5 Dec 4, 2026 $29.09 — +0.8%
M6 Jan 4, 2027 $29.13 — +1.0%

Deserved value (DCF/composite) is $30.35; over 6 months we project closing only part-way to it (reach 18.5%). Value-only — see Not Yet Modeled below.

Weaknesses

0 blocking · 0 degraded · 1 note — follow the chain top-down (cause → effect).
  • Note
    Valuation anchor absent: anchored_pe.
    anchor:anchored_pe

Equation Inputs

Everything feeding the v0.3.0 model — value anchors, the stock's own price behaviour, and the tunable knobs.

Value anchors (from deep analysis)

Price at call$28.86
Composite fair value$28.05
Signal-adjusted fair value$26.70
DCF fair value$25.57
Anchored-PE fair value—
Buy-below (value lens)$24.00
Value net score-17
Value confidence7 / 10
Quality net score+66
Memo confidence7 / 10
Deserved value (base)$26.81
Quality tilt+13.2%
Deserved value (used)$30.35
Coherence (value × quality)0.50

Price behaviour (trailing — shapes the realism line)

Realized volatility (annualized) 1m 76.8%  3m 109.9%  6m 94.5%  
Daily σ (realism noise)6.9%
Beta vs S&P 500 1m 3.15  3m 2.85  5m 2.86  
Trailing 6-month return-14.4%

Knobs (equation params)

Deserved wt · DCF0.5
Quality tilt cap (±)0.2
Horizon reach (6mo)0.45
Coherence floor (conflict)0.5
Conviction gain / pt0.06
Realism mean-reversion φ0.85
Conviction floor0.4
Deserved wt · composite0.5
Realism vol window3m
Neutral band (%)5
Horizon (months)6
Realism σ fallback0.015

Version & Tech Chain

What produced this prediction — stamped on the record so versions can be compared by success rate later.
Model v0.3.0 #6bd904191719

Tech composition (what this version is built from)

#ProcessKindGroup
1 Synthesis valuation-synthesis deterministic final
2 Scenario Analysis scenario-valuation deterministic valuation
3 Valuation / Mispricing ext-lens-value llm extended
4 Company Quality ext-lens-quality llm extended
5 Forensic Memo (combiner) ext-forensic-memo llm extended
6 Classification company-classification llm foundation
7 Live Quote fmp-quote data market-data

Inputs used (the runs that fed this prediction)

Upstream processRanLagRun id
company-classification Jun 11, 2026 23d behind PLAB-20260611-030002-8042
ext-forensic-memo Jul 4, 2026 freshest ext-PLAB-20260704-131839-9978
ext-lens-quality Jul 4, 2026 freshest ext-PLAB-20260704-131839-9978
ext-lens-value Jul 4, 2026 freshest ext-PLAB-20260704-131839-9978
scenario-valuation Jul 4, 2026 freshest PLAB-20260704-131401-ea2a
valuation-synthesis Jul 4, 2026 freshest PLAB-20260704-131401-ea2a

Inputs flagged 7d+ behind the freshest one may be stale relative to the rest of the analysis.

Saved History

2 frozen snapshots — the record we score once predictions mature.
MadeModelCallAt callTargetExp.Eval due
Jul 4, 2026 v0.3.0 Neutral $28.86 $29.13 +1.0% Jan 2027 viewing
Jun 11, 2026 v0.3.0 Bull $28.63 $31.44 +9.8% Dec 2026 view

Not Yet Modeled

What this v0.3.0 forecast deliberately ignores — the work ahead, in plain sight.
  • Signal-adjusted fair value ($26.7) — the red-flag-adjusted anchor isn't the primary input yet (we use the raw DCF/composite blend, which double-counts DCF).
  • Recent momentum / drift — the line takes off straight; the trailing 6-month move (-14.4%) doesn't bend the slope.
  • Market beta — computed (1–5mo) for context but does not condition the path.
  • Earnings dates, catalysts, and known events — not modeled.
  • Macro regime & sector rotation — not modeled.
  • Horizon is a fixed 6-month assumption, not a modeled time-to-target.
  • Outcome scoring — predictions aren't yet graded against realized price once the evaluation date passes.