PLAB · Photronics Inc
$31.24
-0.10 (-0.32%)
At close · Jul 22
Market Cap
$1.84B
Shares
58.96M
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
59/100
Short interest 6.6% of shares — P80
Days to cover 2.3 — P50
Price vs VWAP -11.7% — P25
Short-volume trend +3.6% — P65
Short interest change +2.0% — P53
Worst FTD 0.05% of shares — P66
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 3,906,667 | 3,830,193 | +76,474 | 2.33 |
| 2026-06-15 | 3,830,193 | 3,729,365 | +100,828 | 1.81 |
| 2026-05-29 | 3,729,365 | 2,944,956 | +784,409 | 1.49 |
| 2026-05-15 | 2,944,956 | 3,048,940 | -103,984 | 4.07 |
| 2026-04-30 | 3,048,940 | 2,765,974 | +282,966 | 3.50 |
| 2026-04-15 | 2,765,974 | 2,879,538 | -113,564 | 3.45 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2,879,538 | 2,608,300 | +271,238 | 2.84 |
| 2026-03-13 | 2,608,300 | 2,853,498 | -245,198 | 2.96 |
| 2026-02-27 | 2,853,498 | 2,999,489 | -145,991 | 2.26 |
| 2026-02-13 | 2,999,489 | 3,038,154 | -38,665 | 2.93 |
| 2026-01-30 | 3,038,154 | 3,203,508 | -165,354 | 2.38 |
| 2026-01-15 | 3,203,508 | 3,223,122 | -19,614 | 2.57 |
| 2025-12-31 | 3,223,122 | 4,256,118 | -1,032,996 | 2.81 |
| 2025-12-15 | 4,256,118 | 5,417,653 | -1,161,535 | 1.46 |
| 2025-11-28 | 5,417,653 | 5,019,492 | +398,161 | 9.01 |
| 2025-11-14 | 5,019,492 | 4,818,363 | +201,129 | 8.10 |
| 2025-10-31 | 4,818,363 | 4,547,838 | +270,525 | 8.77 |
| 2025-10-15 | 4,547,838 | 3,064,075 | +1,483,763 | 4.33 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3,064,075 | 2,580,059 | +484,016 | 3.23 |
| 2025-09-15 | 2,580,059 | 3,175,581 | -595,522 | 3.85 |
| 2025-08-29 | 3,175,581 | 3,072,130 | +103,451 | 4.20 |
| 2025-08-15 | 3,072,130 | 3,097,808 | -25,678 | 6.74 |
| 2025-07-31 | 3,097,808 | 2,880,977 | +216,831 | 5.18 |
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810136
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