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 $125,200 were sold by TYSON MITCHELL G on Oct 07 ’25. At $25.04 per share, TYSON MITCHELL G sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 51,927 shares worth approximately $1.25 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Lee Kang Jyh sold 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 253,300 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $25.33 each, the insider now holds 513,350 shares.
Before that, TYSON MITCHELL G had added 5,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $125,200, the Director bought Photronics, Inc shares for $25.04 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] rose 0.54% to $24.12. The stock’s lowest price that day was $23.85, but it reached a high of $24.7478 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.79%. Over the course of the year, Photronics, Inc shares have jumped approximately 2.20%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $25.51 on 09/23/25 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 23.73, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 23.34. In the upper region, resistance lies at 24.63. The next price resistance is at 25.14. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 54.05 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Photronics, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Photronics, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 1.97 million shares to 4.55 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 2.58 million shares. A jump of 43.27% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.63 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.63.
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 6.29% from the previous closing price of $23.99. 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.
