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Insider Cluster (3 insiders) ·Filed Apr 1, 2026

PLAB

PHOTRONICS INC
BEARISH
Impact 5/10
Horizondays Processed6mo ago
Insider cluster: 3 insiders, $0.8M total
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

Traders should monitor for potential downward pressure as coordinated insider selling, especially by C-suite executives, may signal lack of confidence. However, the total value remains under 0.1% of market cap, limiting immediate downside risk.

DirectionBearish
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d
PLAB ▼ -23.48% at T+60d
SHORT call ✓ call won +23.48% · α vs SPY +36.86% · entry $40.88 → $31.28
Entry = T+0 close
Mar 31, 2026
via day close
T+1d
-0.07%
call +0.07% · α +0.15%
$40.85
settled 7mo ago
T+5d
+8.81%
call -8.81% · α -5.04%
$44.48
settled 7mo ago
T+20d
+16.85%
call -16.85% · α -7.13%
$47.77
settled 6mo ago
T+60d
-23.48%
call +23.48% · α +36.86%
$31.28
settled 4mo ago

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Executive Summary

Photronics insiders, including a director and SVP/COO, sold $815K worth of shares in a 7-day window, with all transactions being open-market sales. The activity is part of a broader pattern of recent insider selling totaling $1.1M over 30 days, representing less than 0.1% of market cap.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$815.0K
Insiders
3

Key Facts

  • Three insiders sold a total of $815K in shares over 7 days, all via open-market transactions.
  • Tyson Mitchell G (Director) sold $423K, Wang Hsueh-Chun (SVP/COO) sold $176K, and Lee Kang Jyh (Director) sold $216K.
  • These sales are part of a larger $1.1M in insider selling over the past 30 days.
  • All transactions were open-market dispositions (code S), indicating deliberate cash-taking exits.

Financial Impact

$815,000 in insider sales over 7 days, $1.1M over 30 days

insider ownershipmarket sentiment

Risk Factors

  • Insider selling could signal belief in overvaluation or impending negative news.
  • Concentration of sales among directors and operating executives increases signal strength.

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Semiconductors & Related Devices

Investment Themes

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-PLAB-1775849190118
18 reports for PLAB
Performance horizon
89% Hit rate @ T+60 8 of 9 directional calls Went positive at some point 13 of 13 best @ T+60▲ +38.06%Apr 8, 2026
Filters
Rows
Reports for PLAB — sortable, filterable
TypeNow
Oct 1, 2026
25d ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$31.49awaiting T+60—$27.87 (+11.50%)
Oct 1, 2026
25d ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$31.49awaiting T+60—$27.87 (+11.50%)
Sep 29, 2026
27d ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 4/10
$30.78awaiting T+60—$27.87 (+9.45%)
Aug 26, 2026
8w ago
8-K
BULLISH ★ 6/10
$30.25awaiting T+60—$27.87 (−7.87%)
Aug 12, 2026
10w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$33.48awaiting T+60—$27.87 (−16.76%)
May 28, 2026
21w ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 7/10
$34.02 $30.51▲ +10.32%▲ +12.05%$27.87 (+18.08%)
May 14, 2026
23w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$50.02 $32.99▼ −34.05%▼ −38.56%$27.87 (−44.28%)
May 13, 2026
23w ago
Press Release
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$51.86 $32.65▼ −37.04%▼ −41.48%$27.87 (−46.26%)
Apr 17, 2026
27w ago
144
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$48.38 $29.47▼ −39.09%▼ −45.23%$27.87 (−42.39%)
Apr 13, 2026
28w ago
Insider Cluster
BEARISH ★ 6/10
$45.71 $29.90▲ +34.59%▲ +43.30%$27.87 (+39.03%)
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Report published Apr 10, 2026