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What the tape says about PLAB
Photronics, Inc. is +53% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 30 points ahead of the market.
+53%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- −14%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 41
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- −45%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $30.24
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- −2.4%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- +53%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- +125%
- vs 50-day average$31.16
- −3.0%
- 52-week high
- $54.96
- 52-week low
- $19.83
- Annualised volatility
- 67%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$19M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −5.5% |
| 2025 | +36% |
| 2024 | −25% |
| 2023 | +86% |
| 2022 | −11% |
| 2021 | +69% |
| 2020 | −29% |
| 2019 | +63% |
| 2018 | +13% |
| 2017 | −25% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.75% |
| Feb | 10 | 3 of 10 | −2.0% |
| Mar | 10 | 3 of 10 | −1.5% |
| Apr | 10 | 3 of 10 | −0.29% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | +4.3% |
| Jun | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.77% |
| Jul | 11 | 10 of 11 | +7.1% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | −1.5% |
| Sep | 10 | 4 of 10 | −2.9% |
| Oct | 10 | 4 of 10 | +0.22% |
| Nov | 10 | 6 of 10 | +5.8% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | +15% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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