** Shares of Photronics Inc PLAB.O were up 0.4% in Mon
afternoon trading ahead of the co's quarterly results due before
the bell Tues
** Photronics expected to show a rise in quarterly rev to
$210.00 mln from $181.29 mln a yr ago, while it is expected to
report earnings of 48c/shr vs earnings of 33c/shr in the
year-ago period, according to Refinitiv data
** The current average analyst rating on the stock is a
"buy," while the median 12-mo price target is $25.50, based on
Refinitiv data. The stock was last at $18.35
** The stock is down about 3% YTD compared with a roughly
29% decline in the Nasdaq .IXIC over that period
(Reporting by Caroline Valetkevitch)
((caroline.valetkevitch@thomsonreuters.com))