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Photronics PLAB

US equityMarket cap rank #2847
$31.07 −$0.42 (-1.33%)
Pre-market · Oct 6, 5:40 am ET · After hours $30.42 -2.08%
Open$31.40
Prev close$31.49
Day range$30.51 – $31.40
Volume723.8K
Market cap$1.83B
P/E (TTM)11.1
Dividend yield–

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership94.5%-0.07 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding379+0 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)11 buys / 37 sellsNet selling
Short interest7.35% of floatDays to cover 3.9 · as of 15 Sep 2026
Short-sale volume share26.5%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

17%23%28%34%Sep '26Sep '26Oct '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$1.93M (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).

The five largest holders on file together own 37.9% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock16.08%
  • Dimensional Fund Advisors6.17%
  • American Century Investment Management5.74%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC5.04%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC4.91%
  • State Street Global Advisors3.97%
  • LSV Asset Management3.70%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC3.67%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund86.38%
  • Hedge Fund2.95%
  • Individual/Insider2.38%
  • Public Company2.35%
  • Government Pension Fund1.30%
  • Private Company1.22%
  • Family Office/Trust0.23%
  • Insurance Company0.06%

Reported short interest has risen from 6.63% to 7.35% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (30 Jun 2026 to 15 Sep 2026).

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Sep 2026 4,334,857 7.3% 3.9
31 Aug 2026 4,636,589 7.9% 2.3
14 Aug 2026 4,409,184 7.5% 6.0
31 Jul 2026 4,498,042 7.6% 5.0
15 Jul 2026 4,180,014 7.1% 3.5
30 Jun 2026 3,906,667 6.6% 2.3

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