Photronics (PLAB) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $20.01 -0.42 (-2.06%) Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.30 +0.29 (+1.45%) As of 05/21/2025 05:38 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Photronics Short Interest DataPhotronics (PLAB) has a short interest of 3.21 million shares, representing 5.25% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.18% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.8, indicating that it would take 4.8 days of the average trading volume of 532,297 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest3,210,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest3,350,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-4.18%Dollar Volume Sold Short$58.65 millionShort Interest Ratio4.8 Days to CoverLast Record DateApril 30, 2025Outstanding Shares63,562,000 sharesFloat Size61,190,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.25%Today's Trading Volume369,468 sharesAverage Trading Volume532,297 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average69% Short Selling Photronics? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Photronics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartPLAB Short Interest Over TimePLAB Days to Cover Over TimePLAB Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Photronics Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 4/30/20253,210,000 shares $58.65 million -4.2%5.3%4.8 $18.27 4/15/20253,350,000 shares $60.27 million +23.2%5.5%5.1 $17.99 3/31/20252,720,000 shares $56.47 million -4.9%4.5%4.4 $20.76 3/15/20252,860,000 shares $60.80 million +12.6%4.7%4.9 $21.26 2/28/20252,540,000 shares $52.93 million +19.3%4.2%4.4 $20.84 2/15/20252,130,000 shares $47.44 million +4.4%3.5%4 $22.27 1/31/20252,040,000 shares $46.90 million -6.0%3.4%4.1 $22.99 1/15/20252,170,000 shares $52.32 million -6.9%3.6%4.5 $24.11 12/31/20242,330,000 shares $54.89 million -6.1%3.8%4.8 $23.56 12/15/20242,480,000 shares $65.70 million +9.7%4.1%5.4 $26.49 Get the Latest News and Ratings for PLAB and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Photronics and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 11/30/20242,260,000 shares $56.30 million +11.3%3.7%5.7 $24.91 11/15/20242,030,000 shares $48.01 million +20.1%3.3%4.9 $23.65 10/31/20241,690,000 shares $38.53 million -5.6%2.8%4.1 $22.80 10/15/20241,790,000 shares $42.23 million No Change2.9%4 $23.59 9/30/20241,790,000 shares $44.32 million -16.0%3.1%4.1 $24.76 9/15/20242,130,000 shares $50.37 million -4.5%3.7%4.4 $23.65 8/31/20242,230,000 shares $57.67 million -10.1%3.8%4.6 $25.86 8/15/20242,480,000 shares $59.27 million +3.8%4.3%5 $23.90 7/31/20242,390,000 shares $60.73 million +12.7%4.1%4.8 $25.41 7/15/20242,120,000 shares $57.05 million -5.4%3.7%4.6 $26.91 6/30/20242,240,000 shares $55.26 million +9.8%3.9%5 $24.67 6/15/20242,040,000 shares $50.16 million -0.5%3.5%5 $24.59 5/31/20242,050,000 shares $56.07 million +3.5%3.5%5 $27.35 5/15/20241,980,000 shares $58.05 million +3.7%3.4%4.4 $29.32 4/30/20241,910,000 shares $52.35 million -10.8%3.3%3.7 $27.41 4/15/20242,140,000 shares $58.40 million -1.8%3.7%3.9 $27.29 3/31/20242,180,000 shares $61.74 million -7.6%3.8%3.7 $28.32 3/15/20242,360,000 shares $65.80 million -0.8%4.1%3.8 $27.88 2/29/20242,380,000 shares $68.52 million -3.3%4.1%3.4 $28.79 2/15/20242,460,000 shares $83.25 million +6.5%4.3%3.8 $33.84 1/31/20242,310,000 shares $67.50 million +2.2%4.0%4.2 $29.22 1/15/20242,260,000 shares $65.52 million +0.9%4.8%4.3 $28.99 12/31/20232,240,000 shares $70.27 million +9.3%3.9%4.3 $31.37 12/15/20232,050,000 shares $60.50 million -1.0%3.6%3.9 $29.51 11/30/20232,070,000 shares $43.74 million +4.6%3.6%4.5 $21.13 11/15/20231,980,000 shares $43.07 million +4.8%3.4%3.8 $21.75 10/31/20231,890,000 shares $34.70 million -6.0%3.3%3.4 $18.36 10/15/20232,010,000 shares $40.76 million -8.2%3.5%3.6 $20.28 9/30/20232,190,000 shares $44.26 million +3.3%3.8%4 $20.21 9/15/20232,120,000 shares $41.28 million -14.2%3.7%3.8 $19.47Warning: Prepare to Be Shocked by These Payouts (Ad)There's a strategy out there paying up to 70% on tech stocks like Amazon, Tesla, and Microsoft—stocks that don't even pay dividends. It's fast, it's legal, and most people have no clue it exists.Click here to see how much you could be collecting each month → 8/31/20232,470,000 shares $58.69 million +24.8%4.3%4.1 $23.76 8/15/20231,980,000 shares $45.62 million +13.8%3.5%3.1 $23.04 7/31/20231,740,000 shares $46.02 million -8.4%3.0%2.8 $26.45 7/15/20231,900,000 shares $49.12 million -1.0%3.3%3.1 $25.85 6/30/20231,920,000 shares $49.52 million -15.0%3.4%3.2 $25.79 6/15/20232,260,000 shares $53.31 million +11.3%4.0%3.9 $23.59 5/31/20232,030,000 shares $43.10 million +2.0%3.6%3.9 $21.23 5/15/20231,990,000 shares $32.38 million -1.5%3.5%3.9 $16.27 4/30/20232,020,000 shares $29.21 million -2.4%3.5%4 $14.46 4/15/20232,070,000 shares $32.40 million -4.6%3.6%3.7 $15.65 3/31/20232,170,000 shares $35.98 million -11.1%3.8%3.8 $16.58 3/15/20232,440,000 shares $40.04 million +10.9%4.3%4.1 $16.41 2/28/20232,200,000 shares $38.76 million +20.2%3.7%3.4 $17.62 2/15/20231,830,000 shares $33.64 million +5.8%3.1%2.8 $18.38 1/31/20231,730,000 shares $31.35 million +10.2%2.9%2.8 $18.12 1/15/20231,570,000 shares $28.84 million -3.7%2.6%2.7 $18.37 12/30/20221,630,000 shares $27.43 million -15.1%2.7%2.8 $16.83 12/15/20221,920,000 shares $33.31 million +53.6%3.2%3.1 $17.35 11/30/20221,250,000 shares $23.50 million -3.1%2.1%2 $18.80 11/15/20221,290,000 shares $24.63 million -31.0%2.2%1.4 $19.09 10/31/20221,870,000 shares $30.33 million +12.0%3.1%1.9 $16.22 10/15/20221,670,000 shares $24.30 million -11.6%2.8%1.6 $14.55 9/30/20221,890,000 shares $27.63 million +3.9%3.2%1.8 $14.62 9/15/20221,820,000 shares $28.16 million -21.2%3.0%1.6 $15.47 8/31/20222,310,000 shares $38.81 million +29.1%3.9%2 $16.80 8/15/20221,790,000 shares $44.73 million -4.8%3.0%1.8 $24.99 7/31/20221,880,000 shares $44.76 million +8.7%3.2%2 $23.81 7/15/20221,730,000 shares $33.35 million +1.8%2.9%2.1 $19.28 6/30/20221,700,000 shares $33.12 million +14.9%2.9%2.1 $19.48 6/15/20221,480,000 shares $30.84 million +26.5%N/A1.9 $20.84 5/31/20221,170,000 shares $25.44 million -18.8%2.0%1.8 $21.74 5/15/20221,440,000 shares $22.20 million -4.0%2.4%2.6 $15.42 4/30/20221,500,000 shares $22.49 million +4.2%2.5%2.6 $14.99 4/15/20221,440,000 shares $22.52 million +25.2%2.4%2.5 $15.64 3/31/20221,150,000 shares $19.52 million -18.4%1.9%1.9 $16.97 3/15/20221,410,000 shares $23.08 million -16.1%2.4%2.3 $16.37 2/28/20221,680,000 shares $30.95 million +20.0%2.8%2.3 $18.42 2/15/20221,400,000 shares $26.35 million +10.2%2.3%2 $18.82 1/31/20221,270,000 shares $22.71 million -2.3%2.2%2.1 $17.88 1/15/20221,300,000 shares $25.73 million -4.4%2.2%2.3 $19.79 12/31/20211,360,000 shares $25.64 million +12.4%2.3%2.6 $18.85 12/15/20211,210,000 shares $21.71 million +13.1%2.0%2.5 $17.94 11/30/20211,070,000 shares $14.13 million -7.0%1.8%2.8 $13.21 11/15/20211,150,000 shares $16.55 million -26.3%1.9%3.3 $14.39 10/29/20211,560,000 shares $20.26 million +3.3%2.6%4.5 $12.99 10/15/20211,510,000 shares $19.90 million No Change2.5%4.3 $13.18 9/30/20211,510,000 shares $20.58 million -10.7%2.5%3.9 $13.63 9/15/20211,690,000 shares $23.90 million +5.6%2.8%4.3 $14.14 8/31/20211,600,000 shares $24.11 million +6.7%2.7%3.9 $15.07 8/13/20211,500,000 shares $19.85 million +21.0%2.5%3.7 $13.23Trump’s Exec Order #14154 could be a “Millionaire-Maker” (Ad)Former Presidential Advisor, Jim Rickards, says Trump could “rewire our economy and hand millions of Americans a chance at true financial independence in the months ahead.” We recently sat down with Rickards to capture all the key details on tape. For the moment, you can watch this interview free of charge – just click here. 7/30/20211,240,000 shares $16.58 million +1.6%2.1%2.9 $13.37 7/15/20211,220,000 shares $15.87 million +23.2%2.0%2.7 $13.01 6/30/2021990,600 shares $13.09 million -34.4%1.7%2.2 $13.21 6/15/20211,510,000 shares $21.61 million -17.5%2.5%3.3 $14.31 5/28/20211,830,000 shares $24.78 million +7.7%3.0%3.9 $13.54 5/14/20211,700,000 shares $21.20 million +8.3%2.8%3.3 $12.47 4/30/20211,570,000 shares $20.41 million -1.3%2.6%3.1 $13.00 4/15/20211,590,000 shares $20.22 million -22.8%2.6%3.1 $12.72 3/31/20212,060,000 shares $25.73 million -12.7%3.4%4.2 $12.49 3/15/20212,360,000 shares $28.32 million +11.3%3.8%4.6 $12.00 2/26/20212,120,000 shares $25.63 million -3.2%3.5%3.8 $12.09 2/12/20212,190,000 shares $28.65 million -4.4%3.6%4.1 $13.08 1/29/20212,290,000 shares $26.08 million +0.4%3.7%4.4 $11.39 1/15/20212,280,000 shares $28.14 million +6.5%3.7%4.4 $12.34 12/31/20202,140,000 shares $23.69 million +36.3%3.4%4.4 $11.07 12/15/20201,570,000 shares $17.47 million +36.5%2.5%3.2 $11.13 11/30/20201,150,000 shares $13.43 million +2.7%1.8%2.5 $11.68 11/15/20201,120,000 shares $12.59 million -35.6%1.8%2.2 $11.24 10/30/20201,740,000 shares $17.31 million +14.5%2.7%3.4 $9.95 10/15/20201,520,000 shares $15.88 million +4.1%2.4%3.1 $10.45 9/30/20201,460,000 shares $14.54 million +2.8%2.3%2.9 $9.96 9/15/20201,420,000 shares $13.60 million -0.7%2.2%2.7 $9.58 8/31/20201,430,000 shares $14.34 million -7.7%2.2%2.8 $10.03 8/14/20201,550,000 shares $18.07 million -4.3%2.4%3.3 $11.66 7/31/20201,620,000 shares $19.25 million +5.9%2.5%3.3 $11.88 7/15/20201,530,000 shares $17.11 million -8.4%2.4%3 $11.18 6/30/20201,670,000 shares $17.89 million -2.3%2.6%3.2 $10.71 6/15/20201,710,000 shares $19.27 million -2.8%2.7%3.2 $11.27 5/29/20201,760,000 shares $20.13 million +29.4%2.8%3.1 $11.44 PLAB Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Photronics' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Photronics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 3,210,000 shares of PLAB short. 5.25% of Photronics' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Photronics' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Photronics? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. PLAB shares currently have a short interest ratio of 5.0. Learn More on Photronics's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Photronics? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Photronics: Jane Street Group LLC, PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, and Walleye Capital LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Photronics? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 5.25% of Photronics' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Photronics' short interest increasing or decreasing? Photronics saw a decrease in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,210,000 shares, a decrease of 4.2% from the previous total of 3,350,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Photronics' float size? Photronics currently has issued a total of 63,562,000 shares. Some of Photronics' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Photronics currently has a public float of 61,190,000 shares. How does Photronics' short interest compare to its competitors? 5.25% of Photronics' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Photronics: Amkor Technology, Inc. (6.86%), Onto Innovation Inc. (4.00%), Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (6.73%), FormFactor, Inc. (4.41%), Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (17.75%), Veeco Instruments Inc. (7.99%), Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (3.41%), Cohu, Inc. (3.37%), PDF Solutions, Inc. (2.12%), AXT, Inc. (2.40%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Photronics stock? Short selling PLAB is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Photronics as its price is falling. PLAB shares are trading down $0.42 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Photronics? A short squeeze for Photronics occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of PLAB, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Photronics' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including PLAB, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025. 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