PDF Solutions, Inc. $PDFS Holdings Raised by Wasatch Advisors LP

Wasatch Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 171.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,380,739 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 873,002 shares during the period. Wasatch Advisors LP’s holdings in PDF Solutions were worth $97,743,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PDFS. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in PDF Solutions by 122.8% during the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,116 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 615 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 257.1% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,392 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $73,000 after buying an additional 2,442 shares during the last quarter. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of PDF Solutions in the 4th quarter worth about $82,000. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of PDF Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at about $83,000. Finally, iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new position in shares of PDF Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at about $100,000. 79.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $56.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded PDF Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $63.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a report on Friday, August 7th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Friday. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on PDF Solutions in a report on Tuesday. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $65.00 price target on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, PDF Solutions has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $58.50.

PDF Solutions Stock Up 3.2%

PDF Solutions stock opened at $49.15 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.17, a quick ratio of 3.45 and a current ratio of 3.45. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $18.56 and a one year high of $71.68. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $55.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.22. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 196.60 and a beta of 1.67.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The technology company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.27. The firm had revenue of $61.53 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $61.17 million. PDF Solutions had a net margin of 4.27% and a return on equity of 7.21%. As a group, equities analysts expect that PDF Solutions, Inc. will post 0.69 earnings per share for the current year.

PDF Solutions Company Profile

PDF Solutions, Inc, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a technology company that provides data-driven solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Founded in 1991, the company specializes in software and services designed to improve yield, productivity and profitability for semiconductor fabricators. Over its history, PDF Solutions has positioned itself as a partner to foundries, integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), assembly and test operations, offering tailored data analytics and engineering expertise.

The company’s flagship offering, the Exensio platform, aggregates and analyzes data from process equipment, metrology and inspection systems to identify yield-limiting defects and process excursions.