Insider Selling Sparks Debate: Social media discussions on Photronics have shifted focus to heavy insider selling, with the CEO unloading $5.2 million in shares on April 8 near the stock's 52-week high after a staggering 141% year-to-date gain. Clusters of executives and directors offloaded over $1.3 million in recent weeks, fueling speculation about profit-taking amid the rally.
AI Photomask Role Highlighted: Earlier chatter praised the company's position as the global leader in photomasks essential for chip manufacturing, boasting 30% market share and robust finances with zero debt. Participants viewed it as an under-the-radar infrastructure play for AI data centers, trading at low multiples relative to semiconductor peers.
Profit-Taking After Gains: Some shared stories of realizing nearly 200% returns over nine months before exiting, noting 30% AI exposure but cyclical vulnerabilities. The annual shareholder meeting approved standard measures, yet sentiment reflects caution post-rally.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Photronics Insider Trading Activity
Photronics insiders have traded $PLAB stock on the open market 34 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 34 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $PLAB stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- KANG JYH LEE has made 0 purchases and 17 sales selling 167,500 shares for an estimated $6,076,787.
- GEORGE MACRICOSTAS (CEO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 121,194 shares for an estimated $5,203,717.
- CHRISTOPHER J PROGLER (EVP, Chief Technology Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 35,000 shares for an estimated $1,119,650.
- HAN KYUNG PARK (SVP & GM of FPD Ops) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 27,500 shares for an estimated $993,175.
- HSUEH-CHUN WANG (SVP/COO IC & US/EU Mnstrm Ops) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 20,000 shares for an estimated $847,731.
- MITCHELL G TYSON has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 20,000 shares for an estimated $780,000.
- MARY PALADINO sold 11,250 shares for an estimated $394,987
- RUI ZHANG (VP, CAO & Corporate Controller) sold 1,752 shares for an estimated $76,212
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Photronics Revenue
Photronics had revenues of $225.1M in Q1 2026. This is an increase of 6.09% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track PLAB financials on Quiver Quantitative's PLAB stock page.
Photronics Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 145 institutional investors add shares of Photronics stock to their portfolio, and 150 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- INVESCO LTD. added 1,226,588 shares (+395.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $39,250,816
- JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC added 594,446 shares (+2201.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $19,022,272
- MEROS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LP removed 396,804 shares (-78.6%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $12,697,728
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC removed 388,513 shares (-77.3%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $12,432,416
- LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT added 370,489 shares (+14.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $11,855,648
- NORGES BANK added 360,634 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $11,540,288
- WALLEYE TRADING LLC added 353,029 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $11,296,928
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Photronics Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $PLAB in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- DA Davidson issued a "Buy" rating on 12/11/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Photronics, check out Quiver Quantitative's $PLAB forecast page.
Photronics Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $PLAB recently. We have seen 3 analysts offer price targets for $PLAB in the last 6 months, with a median target of $45.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Maxwell Michaelis from Lake Street set a target price of $46.0 on 03/20/2026
- Christian Schwab from Craig-Hallum set a target price of $42.0 on 12/11/2025
- Thomas Diffely from DA Davidson set a target price of $45.0 on 12/11/2025
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