Photronics, Inc.

Photronics, Inc.

Technology

NASDAQ:PLAB · NASDAQ Global Select

Market Cap $1.75B Beta 1.37 P/E (TTM) 11.6
$31.78 +3.42%

+$1.05 today

52W Low $18.00High $56.00

Vol 1.19M · Avg 1.29M

EPS (TTM)$2.74
Semiconductors

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

11.6%

avg 7.9%

ROIC

10.9%

avg 7.7%

ROA

7.6%

avg 5.2%

Analysis

ROE is currently the strongest return metric at 11.6% versus its period average of 7.9%. 2 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

KangJyh Lee

President of PDMC & Director$1.32M73$365,850.000.62%

George C. Macricostas

Chief Executive Officer & Executive Chairman$1.22M56$0.00<0.01%

Eric Rivera

CFO & President$801,573.0049$137,173.000.23%

David Wang

Senior VP & COO of IC Operations$602,859.0061$113,560.000.19%

H. K. Park

Senior Vice President & GM of FPD Operations$541,098.0056$75,500.000.13%

Christopher J. Lutzo

Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary58$165,591.000.28%

Jeff Catlin

Senior Vice President-Global Sales

Ted J. Moreau Jr.

Vice President of Investor Relations

Todd Alesio

Senior VP, Chief Administrative Officer & Head of Global Human Resources48$17,946.000.03%

Rui Zhang

Chief Accounting Officer & Corporate Controller$27,079.000.05%

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

2

$261,050.00

Sells

56

$26.72M

Net Sentiment

$26.45M

Net selling

Most Active

Lee Kang Jyh

26 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Apr 17, 2026

ZHANG RUI

Direct

Sell4.6K$46.70$212,765.20
Apr 16, 2026

Lee Kang Jyh

Direct

Sell10.0K$46.05$460,500.00
Apr 16, 2026

Lee Kang Jyh

Direct

Sell10.0K$45.80$458,000.00
Apr 15, 2026

Lee Kang Jyh

Direct

Sell10.0K$45.10$451,000.00
Apr 14, 2026

MACRICOSTAS CONSTANTINE S

Indirect

Sell50.0K$45.35$2,267,500.00
Apr 14, 2026

Wang Hsueh-Chun

Direct

Sell19.3K$45.30$872,025.00
Apr 13, 2026

Lee Kang Jyh

Direct

Sell5.0K$45.00$225,000.00
Apr 13, 2026

Rivera Eric

Direct

Sell1.0K$44.77$44,770.00
Apr 9, 2026

Wang Hsueh-Chun

Direct

Sell11.9K$44.25$525,468.75
Apr 9, 2026

Rivera Eric

Direct

Sell882$44.00$38,808.00

1–10 of 58

Analysis

Insiders reported 2 buys worth $261,050.00 and 56 sells worth $26.72M over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $26.45M. Lee Kang Jyh was the most active insider with 26 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A+12.7%
+11.0% (12yr)1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+5.2%
+4.7% (12yr)1 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A+17.0%
+9.4% (12yr)1 analysts
EBITN/AN/A+17.6%
+12.4% (12yr)1 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in EBIT at +17.6% over three years. Forward estimates point to EBIT at +12.4% (12yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages PLAB?

Photronics, Inc. (PLAB) lists 10 active executives. The top listed executive is H. K. Park, Senior Vice President & GM of FPD Operations.

Are PLAB insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net selling of $35.31M.

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