PLAB CLUSTER SEC Filing Analysis

Latest settled — T+20d ⚠ clustered

PLAB ▲ +20.34% at T+20d

SHORT call ✗ call lost -20.34% · α vs SPY -12.61% · entry $45.67 → $54.96

Next anchor: T+60d in 7w

Currently $49.83 · -9.11% from $45.67 entry (call sign-flipped)

Entry anchored
Apr 10, 03:59 PM ET
via Databento tick

T+1d

+0.09%

call -0.09% · α +1.12%

$45.71

settled 5w ago

T+5d

+7.90%

call -7.90% · α -4.61%

$49.28

settled 5w ago

T+20d

+20.34%

call -20.34% · α -12.61%

$54.96

settled 12d ago

T+60d

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call — · α —

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in 7w

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Executive Summary

Four insiders at Photronics sold a combined $3.64M in shares over a 7-day period, including significant open-market sales by two directors and the CFO. The largest sale came from Director Macricostas, who disposed of $2.27M worth of stock, representing over 60% of the cluster's total value.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction

selling

Total Value

$3.6M

Insiders

4

Actionable Insight

Monitor upcoming earnings and guidance for signs of weakening fundamentals; the concentration of sales among directors and the CFO raises caution, especially given the material size relative to recent trading volume. Consider this a warning signal ahead of next quarter's report.

Key Facts

Four insiders sold $3.64M in PLAB stock over 7 days
Net direction is selling with no offsetting purchases
Director Macricostas sold $2.27M (50K shares), the largest single transaction
CFO Rivera sold $45K (1K shares), signaling participation from C-suite
All transactions were open-market sales (codes S), not non-cash events

Financial Impact

$3.64M in insider sales over 7 days, representing 0.13% of $2.9B market cap

insider sentimentshareholder dilution riskexecutive confidence

Risk Factors

Erosion of insider ownership may reduce alignment with shareholders
Pattern of coordinated selling could signal lack of confidence in near-term prospects
Potential for negative market perception given size and participation of CFO

Market Snapshot

Exchange

Nasdaq

Sector

Semiconductors & Related Devices

Documents Analyzed

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

Document	Accession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)	cluster-PLAB-1776733726987

12 reports for PLAB

T+1T+5T+20T+60

38% Hit rate 3 of 8 directional calls best @ T+5▲ +12.81%Feb 25, 2026

Filters

Reports for PLAB — sortable, filterable
	Type				Now
May 14, 2026 6d ago	Press Release NEUTRAL ★ 2/10	$52.04 awaiting T+5	awaiting T+5	—	$49.83 (−4.25%)
May 13, 2026 7d ago	Press Release NEUTRAL ★ 2/10	$51.86 $45.77	▼ −11.74%	▼ −10.59%	$49.83 (−3.91%)
Apr 17, 2026 4w ago	144 NEUTRAL ★ 2/10	$48.38 $52.27	▲ +8.04%	▲ +7.49%	$49.83 (+3.00%)
Apr 13, 2026 5w ago	Insider Cluster BEARISH ★ 6/10	$45.67 $49.28	▼ −7.90%	▼ −4.61%	$49.83 (−9.11%)
Apr 13, 2026 5w ago	Insider Cluster BEARISH ★ 6/10	$45.67 $49.28	▼ −7.90%	▼ −4.61%	$49.83 (−9.11%)
Apr 8, 2026 6w ago	Insider Cluster BEARISH ★ 7/10	$43.29 $45.86	▼ −5.94%	▼ −2.42%	$49.83 (−15.11%)
Apr 8, 2026 6w ago	Insider Cluster BEARISH ★ 6/10	$43.29 $45.86	▼ −5.94%	▼ −2.42%	$49.83 (−15.11%)
Apr 8, 2026 6w ago	Insider Cluster BEARISH ★ 6/10	$43.29 $45.86	▼ −5.94%	▼ −2.42%	$49.83 (−15.11%)
Apr 8, 2026 6w ago	Insider Cluster BEARISH ★ 5/10	$43.29 $45.86	▼ −5.94%	▼ −2.42%	$49.83 (−15.11%)
Apr 1, 2026 7w ago	Insider Cluster BEARISH ★ 5/10	$40.88 $44.48	▼ −8.81%	▼ −5.04%	$49.83 (−21.89%)

US Market Status

Market Closed — Opens Thu (< 1m)

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