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Insider Cluster (4 insiders) ·Filed Apr 13, 2026

PLAB

PHOTRONICS INC
BEARISH
Impact 6/10
Horizondays Processed6mo ago
Insider cluster: 4 insiders, $3.6M total
Actionable Insight ▼ Bearish

Monitor upcoming earnings and guidance for signs of softness that may have prompted this coordinated sell-off. The participation of both the CFO and a major board member raises the signal above routine trading — consider this a cautionary indicator ahead of next quarter's report.

DirectionBearish
Confidencehigh
Horizondays
Final — all horizons settled through T+60d ⚠ clustered
PLAB ▼ -34.59% at T+60d
SHORT call ✓ call won +34.59% · α vs SPY +43.30% · entry $45.71 → $29.90
Entry = T+0 close
Apr 13, 2026
via day close
T+1d
+0.33%
call -0.33% · α +0.46%
$45.86
settled 7mo ago
T+5d
+8.38%
call -8.38% · α -6.99%
$49.54
settled 6mo ago
T+20d
+13.72%
call -13.72% · α -7.42%
$51.98
settled 6mo ago
T+60d
-34.59%
call +34.59% · α +43.30%
$29.90
settled 4mo ago

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Executive Summary

Four insiders at Photronics sold a total of $3.64M in shares over a 7-day period, including significant dispositions by Director Macricostas ($2.27M) and SVP Wang ($872K). The cluster represents insider selling across both executive and board levels, with total volume exceeding 0.1% of market cap, signaling notable non-routine activity.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$3.6M
Insiders
4

Key Facts

  • Four insiders sold $3.64M in shares between April 13–17, 2026.
  • Director Macricostas disposed of 50,000 shares for $2.27M, the largest single transaction.
  • CFO Eric Rivera sold 1,000 shares for $45K, indicating participation by a C-suite executive.
  • Total insider selling represents approximately 0.125% of Photronics' $2.9B market cap.

Financial Impact

$3.64 million in open-market sales and dispositions

insider ownershipmarket sentimentshare supply

Risk Factors

  • Coordinated insider selling may reflect reduced confidence in near-term prospects.
  • Potential for negative market perception leading to short-term price pressure.

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-1776818715169
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 21, 2026