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FollowFollowingUnfollowPhotronics Inc
$30.141d +2.1%5d +9.6%settled close · 2026-09-22
Mkt cap $1.8B (9/22)β 2.7852w $20–55Shares 59.0MInd. Semiconductors & Related DevicesNasdaq since 1987Emp. 1,908HQ Brookfield, CTphotronics.com
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The Prime on PLAB
PLAB is tracked but did not clear the per-name gates on this contract (V1, V2, V3): the reading shows, no order is offered.
The reading on the option chain, today’s order at the bid and the ten-year one-lot history are member content — The Prime, $20/mo.
Premiumfair +0.88 at the last close · needs +0.88 to sell
Ordersell the 88-88 $888 put at $8.88 · collateral $88,800 · buy back at $4.44
Historyone lot, every tradeable session, bought back at half: +8.8% a year, 2016–2026, 88% won
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Earnings
Next report: 8 Dec 2026
Confirmed date · consensus EPS 0.49. Reactions below are the next settled session over the prior close.
| Report | When | EPS actual vs est. | Reaction |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 2026 | before the open | 0.50 vs 0.41 | +3.1% |
The options tapeThe Brief · paid
Notable options days
Sessions in the last 120 where PLAB’s settled options volume ran ≥ 2× its trailing 20-session baseline, or delta-dollar flow ran ≥ 2.5× — 15 of 120 sessions qualified.
The qualifying dates are the free record. Close, flow, call/LEAPS mix and the 20-session outcome — for every session below — are Brief subscriber content.
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+20 sess. = raw price change over the following 20
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not what happens next.
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