Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Photronics, Inc shares valued at $210,717 were purchased by Progler Christopher J on Jul 28 ’25. At $21.07 per share, Progler Christopher J acquired 10,000 shares.
Also, TYSON MITCHELL G sold 15,000 shares, netting a total of over 299,550 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $19.97 each, the insider now holds 56,927 shares.
Before that, TYSON MITCHELL G had added 15,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $299,548, the Director bought Photronics, Inc shares for $19.97 each.
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 -4.19% to $20.36. The stock’s lowest price that day was $20.0301, but it reached a high of $20.88 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.88%. Over the course of the year, Photronics, Inc shares have dropped approximately -19.21%. 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 19.96, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 19.56. In the upper region, resistance lies at 20.83. The next price resistance is at 21.30. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.18 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 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.27 million shares to 2.88 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 3.15 million shares. A decline of -9.3% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.41 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.41.
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 20.0% from the previous closing price of $21.25. 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.
