Insiders Trades
Photronics Inc Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 30 Jun 2025.
Photronics Inc: what insiders have been doing
This page follows insider dealings at Photronics Inc as filed with SEC (Form 4), a company from the Technology sector based in Brookfield. The group dates from 1969. Between 18 October 2025 and 18 October 2026, 17 insiders published 79 filings.
All open-market trades in the period are sales: 42 sales worth €18.5M, by 9 insiders, with no purchase on record. Biggest ticket of the year: €4.0M, sold by Macricostas George and made public on 10 April 2026.
Typically, a trade is published a median of 2 days after it takes place. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. A sale on its own says little: insiders also sell to pay tax, fund a purchase or diversify.
Compared with its exchange (5,811 companies, median 19 filings), a count of 79 filings is above the norm. Looking back to 2016, when coverage begins, insiders filed 1 purchase and 108 sales. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 31 October 2025), the company reported revenue of 849.3 m USD and net income of 136.4 m USD.
Other companies in the same sector with recent insider buying flagged by our signals: Core Scientific, Inc./tx and Gitlab Inc. This summary is built from SEC (Form 4) disclosures alone and does not predict where the share price will go.
Insider Decl.
257
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€43,063
1 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€28M
108 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleKang Jyh Lee32 sales
Fiederowicz Walter M6 sales
Han Kyung Park6 sales
Hsueh-Chun Wang6 sales
Mitchell G. Tyson5 sales
Progler Christopher J5 sales
+7 other insiders
Since the insiders bought
- +53.5%Entry US$19.74 · Close at T+365 US$30.31
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 1,875 of 24,148 companies
76.0
score / 100
Value75
Quality77
FCF yld3.5%
Earn yld8.1%
EV/EBITDA5.6x
ROE14%
Gross mgn35%
Net mgn16%
Debt/EBITDA0.0x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended October 2025 · cache
US$28.53
Analyst consensus
3 analysts1.00/5
US$39.00Target US$41.33(+45%)US$44.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$849.3M
Gross profitUS$299.8M35% margin
EBITDAUS$299.4M35% margin
Net incomeUS$136.4M19.0% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)10.2x
PER (forward)13.7x
P/Book1.3x
Beta1.32
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$1.7B
Total debtUS$6M
Free Cash FlowUS$59.6M
Debt / Equity0%
Profitability & ownership
ROE13.8%
ROA6.5%
% insiders3.2%
% institutions96.8%
Last declaration on 2 October 2026
Declarations257 total
2,897 shares@ US$30.830.0048% mcap4.6% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-038469:0
10,000 shares@ US$30.750.017% mcap2.7% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-038315:0
10,000 shares@ US$30.75790.017% mcap2.7% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-007135
9,500 shares@ US$30.370.016% mcap12.8% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-038036:0
9,500 shares@ US$30.37010.016% mcap14.7% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-007115
7,500 shares@ US$29.500.012% mcap2.0% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-007100
10,000 shares@ US$29.700.016% mcap2.7% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-007073
22,548 shares@ US$47.770.061% mcap49.2% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-015980:0
10,000 shares@ US$46.050.026% mcap4.0% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-015745:0
10,000 shares@ US$45.800.026% mcap4.0% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-015745:1
10,000 shares@ US$45.100.025% mcap4.0% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-015432:0
19,250 shares@ US$45.300.049% mcap38.5% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-015217:0
3,722 shares0COMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-014897:0
3,722 shares0COMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-014893:0
3,722 shares0COMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-014899:0
5,000 shares@ US$45.000.013% mcap2.0% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-014872:1
1,000 shares@ US$9.780.0006% mcap0.5% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-014868:0
1,000 shares@ US$44.770.0025% mcap2.3% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-014868:1
5,000 shares@ US$8.600.0024% mcap0.4% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-014872:0
3,722 shares0COMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-014895:0
3,722 shares0COMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-014891:0
3,722 shares0COMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-014877:0
50,000 shares@ US$45.350.13% mcap64.8% of flowCOMMON STOCKSEC:0001140361-26-014646:0
25 of 257 declarations
About Photronics Inc
Photronics Inc. (ticker: PLAB) is a U.S.-based company listed on the NASDAQ in the United States. It is a specialized manufacturer of photomasks, a critical input used in the fabrication of semiconductors and flat-panel displays. Founded in 1969 in Danbury, Connecticut by Constantine “Deno” Macricostas, the company has grown from a small entrepreneurial operation into a global niche leader. Its headquarters are in Brookfield, Connecticut, and its operating footprint spans 11 facilities across Asia, North America, and Europe. ([photronics.com](https://www.photronics.com/))
Photronics’ business is centered on two main segments: integrated circuit (IC) photomasks and flat-panel display (FPD) photomasks. Photomasks act as the master templates used in lithography, making them essential to the production of chips for memory, logic, advanced packaging, and a wide range of electronic devices, as well as LCD and AMOLED displays. The company’s portfolio includes standard mature-node products, advanced masks such as phase-shift and special-purpose solutions, and large-area masks for display manufacturing. Management emphasizes a broad product mix, local service capability, and proximity to customer manufacturing hubs, particularly in Asia. ([photronics.com](https://www.photronics.com/about-photronics/))
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From a competitive standpoint, Photronics occupies a strategically important position in a highly specialized, capital-intensive market with meaningful barriers to entry. Success in this industry depends on technology leadership, customer collaboration, process reliability, and the ability to support leading semiconductor and display makers at scale. The company’s long operating history shows a consistent strategy of capacity investment, partnerships, and geographic expansion, including major steps into Taiwan, China, Korea, Germany, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom over time. That geographic diversification is important because photomask demand tends to follow where semiconductor and display manufacturing capacity is located. ([photronics.com](https://www.photronics.com/about-photronics/timeline/))
Recent company developments indicate continued operational and technological momentum. In March 2026, Photronics said it had received its most advanced mask writer, highlighting an expansion of its AMOLED leadership. In May 2026, the company announced the appointment of Christopher Dayton as Senior Vice President, Finance, and also scheduled its second-quarter fiscal 2026 earnings release. These updates suggest management remains focused on execution, technology upgrades, and financial leadership as demand conditions evolve. ([photronics.com](https://www.photronics.com/))
For investors in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, Photronics offers a focused way to gain exposure to a foundational segment of the semiconductor supply chain rather than to a broad chipmaker or equipment conglomerate. As a NASDAQ-listed company headquartered in the United States, it combines U.S. capital-market access with deep Asian manufacturing exposure and a product set tied to long-term electronics demand. ([photronics.com](https://www.photronics.com/))
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