Photronics, Inc’s filing revealed that its SVP & GM of FPD Ops Park Han Kyung unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.33 million on Sep 03 ’25. In the deal valued at $22.00 per share,15,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Park Han Kyung now holds 103,000 shares worth roughly $2.36 million.
Then, Progler Christopher J sold 10,000 shares, generating $219,300 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $21.93, the EVP, Chief Technology Officer now owns 200,591 shares.
Before that, Lee Kang Jyh sold 8,750 shares. Photronics, Inc shares valued at $203,000 were divested by the Director at a price of $23.20 per share. As a result of the transaction, Lee Kang Jyh now holds 523,350 shares, worth roughly $11.99 million.
Craig Hallum initiated its Photronics, Inc [PLAB] rating to a Buy in a research note published on June 11, 2025; the price target was $32. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Northland Capital’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late May from “an Outperform” to “a Market perform”. Stifel also remained covering PLAB and has increased its forecast on April 11, 2022 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. Stifel revised its rating on February 25, 2021. It rated PLAB as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of PLAB
On Tuesday, Photronics, Inc [NASDAQ:PLAB] saw its stock jump 0.44% to $22.91. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.74%. Photronics, Inc shares have risen nearly 0.61% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -2.76% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Photronics, Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Photronics, Inc stocks on 2025-08-29, growing by 77773.0 shares to a total of 3.18 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-31 was 3.1 million shares. There was a rise of 2.45%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
