{"id":238234,"date":"2026-05-02T09:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T13:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/analysts-offer-insights-on-technology-companies-apple-aapl-qualcomm-qcom-and-photronics-plab\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T09:44:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T13:44:00","slug":"analysts-offer-insights-on-technology-companies-apple-aapl-qualcomm-qcom-and-photronics-plab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/analysts-offer-insights-on-technology-companies-apple-aapl-qualcomm-qcom-and-photronics-plab\/","title":{"rendered":"Analysts Offer Insights on Technology Companies: Apple (AAPL), Qualcomm (QCOM) and Photronics (PLAB)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/investing\/markets\/stocks\/AAPL\/pressreleases\/1664652\/analysts-offer-insights-on-technology-companies-apple-aapl-qualcomm-qcom-and-photronics-plab\/\">Analysts Offer Insights on Technology Companies: Apple (AAPL), Qualcomm (QCOM) and Photronics (PLAB)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/investing\/markets\/stocks\/AAPL\/pressreleases\/1664652\/analysts-offer-insights-on-technology-companies-apple-aapl-qualcomm-qcom-and-photronics-plab\/\">https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/investing\/markets\/stocks\/AAPL\/pressreleases\/1664652\/analysts-offer-insights-on-technology-companies-apple-aapl-qualcomm-qcom-and-photronics-plab\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-02 09:44:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.theglobeandmail.com\">www.theglobeandmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Technology sector with new ratings on Apple (<span class=\"tr-stock-ticker\" style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">AAPL<\/span>), Qualcomm (<span class=\"tr-stock-ticker\" style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">QCOM<\/span>) and Photronics (<span class=\"tr-stock-ticker\" style=\"color:blue; font-weight:bold\">PLAB<\/span>).<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-color: #1e77f9;\">Claim 55% Off TipRanks<\/h3>\n<p>Apple (AAPL)<\/p>\n<p>Oppenheimer analyst Martin Yang reiterated a <span id=\"expert-recommendation-rating\">Hold<\/span> rating on Apple today. The company\u2019s shares closed last Thursday at $271.35.<\/p>\n<p>According to TipRanks.com, Yang is a 5-star analyst with an average return of  16.0% and a 48.5% success rate. Yang covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Universal Display, Unity Software, and Turtle Beach. ;&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The word on The Street in general, suggests a Moderate Buy analyst consensus rating for Apple with a $308.91 average price target, implying a 14.2% upside from current levels. In a report issued on April 21, Needham also maintained a Hold rating on the stock.<\/p>\n<p><strong>See Insiders\u2019 Hot Stocks on TipRanks <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Qualcomm (QCOM)<\/p>\n<p>In a report released yesterday, Jay Goldberg from Seaport Global maintained a <span id=\"expert-recommendation-rating\">Sell<\/span> rating on Qualcomm, with a price target of <span id=\"expert-recommendation-target\">$100.00<\/span>. The company\u2019s shares closed last Thursday at $179.58.<\/p>\n<p>According to TipRanks.com, Goldberg is a 2-star analyst with an average return of  0.0% and a 35.0% success rate. Goldberg covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Broadcom, Nvidia, and Intel. ;&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The word on The Street in general, suggests a Hold analyst consensus rating for Qualcomm with a $164.62 average price target, a -4.3% downside from current levels. In a report issued on April 22, Barclays also initiated coverage with a Sell rating on the stock with a $130.00 price target.<\/p>\n<p>Photronics (PLAB)<\/p>\n<p>In a report released today, Max Michaelis from Lake Street reiterated a <span id=\"expert-recommendation-rating\">Buy<\/span> rating on Photronics, with a price target of <span id=\"expert-recommendation-target\">$55.00<\/span>. The company\u2019s shares closed last Thursday at $49.48.<\/p>\n<p>According to TipRanks.com, Michaelis is a 5-star analyst with an average return of  59.7% and a 60.7% success rate. 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