Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Photronics, Inc shares valued at $517,370 were purchased by Lee Kang Jyh on Jun 18 ’25. At $18.40 per share, Lee Kang Jyh acquired 28,118 shares.
Also, Lee Kang Jyh sold 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 216,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $21.60 each, the insider now holds 532,100 shares.
Before that, Lee Kang Jyh had sold 10,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $216,000, the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER traded Photronics, Inc shares for $21.60 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,000 shares, worth approximately $9.9 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Craig Hallum on June 11, 2025, Photronics, Inc [PLAB] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $32. Analysts at Northland Capital downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of April 11, 2022, Stifel has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for PLAB. Earlier on February 25, 2021, Stifel downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for PLAB stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing PLAB Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Photronics, Inc [NASDAQ: PLAB] plunged -0.71% to $18.27. The stock’s lowest price that day was $18.24, but it reached a high of $18.59 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.55%. Over the course of the year, Photronics, Inc shares have dropped approximately -22.45%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $25.36 on 01/07/25 and a 52-week low of $16.46 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Photronics, Inc (PLAB)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 18.14, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 18.02. In the upper region, resistance lies at 18.49. The next price resistance is at 18.72. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.26 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Photronics, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Photronics, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-05-30 dropping by -0.45 million shares to 2.76 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 3.21 million shares. A decline of -16.39% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.74 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.74.
Which companies own the most shares of Photronics, Inc (PLAB)?
In terms of Photronics, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 25.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 38.59% from the previous closing price of $18.40. Analysts anticipate Photronics, Inc stock to reach 30 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 21. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Photronics, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 11, 2020, Stifel assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $13.
