Han Kyung Park Sells 6,250 Shares of Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) Stock

Photronics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PLAB) SVP Han Kyung Park sold 6,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, January 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.89, for a total transaction of $218,062.50. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 75,500 shares in the company, valued at $2,634,195. The trade was a 7.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website.

Han Kyung Park also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Tuesday, January 13th, Han Kyung Park sold 7,500 shares of Photronics stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.70, for a total transaction of $252,750.00.
• On Friday, December 12th, Han Kyung Park sold 13,750 shares of Photronics stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $37.99, for a total transaction of $522,362.50.

Photronics Stock Up 5.3%

NASDAQ PLAB opened at $36.25 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.83 and a beta of 1.52. Photronics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $16.46 and a twelve month high of $39.80. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $29.74 and a 200 day simple moving average of $24.80.

Photronics (NASDAQ:PLAB) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 10th. The semiconductor company reported $0.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $215.77 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $204.54 million. Photronics had a return on equity of 7.87% and a net margin of 16.06%.The business’s revenue was down 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.59 EPS. Photronics has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.510-0.590 EPS. Research analysts expect that Photronics, Inc. will post 2.3 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PLAB has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Photronics in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Photronics from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. DA Davidson increased their price target on Photronics from $30.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Finally, Craig Hallum lifted their price objective on Photronics from $36.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Photronics has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $43.50.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Photronics

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Inspire Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Photronics by 201.3% during the third quarter. Inspire Investing LLC now owns 62,556 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $1,436,000 after buying an additional 41,791 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners lifted its position in Photronics by 2.9% in the 2nd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 826,718 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $15,706,000 after acquiring an additional 23,037 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management lifted its position in Photronics by 17.2% in the 2nd quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 2,607,874 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $49,106,000 after acquiring an additional 383,355 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH boosted its stake in Photronics by 37.2% during the 2nd quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 199,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,749,000 after purchasing an additional 54,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in Photronics by 52.5% during the 2nd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 44,204 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $832,000 after purchasing an additional 15,222 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.38% of the company’s stock.

Photronics Company Profile

Photronics, Inc is a leading global supplier of photomask products used in the manufacture of integrated circuits, flat panel displays, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), and advanced packaging applications. Photomasks, also known as reticles, are critical templates that carry the precise circuit patterns required for semiconductor lithography processes. The company offers a comprehensive range of mask solutions, including binary masks, attenuated phase-shift masks, reticles for micro-optics, and specialized products for high‐resolution applications.

Founded in 1969 and headquartered in Brookfield, Connecticut, Photronics has grown through organic expansion and strategic investments in high‐end lithography technology.