CenterBook Partners LP Purchases 17,647 Shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. $PDFS

CenterBook Partners LP raised its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 11.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 176,463 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 17,647 shares during the quarter. CenterBook Partners LP’s holdings in PDF Solutions were worth $4,556,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wasatch Advisors LP boosted its stake in PDF Solutions by 3.7% in the second quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 1,191,373 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,472,000 after buying an additional 41,977 shares in the last quarter. Ranger Investment Management L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. Ranger Investment Management L.P. now owns 1,057,210 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,297,000 after acquiring an additional 11,665 shares during the last quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC boosted its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 3.2% in the 2nd quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 954,361 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $20,404,000 after purchasing an additional 29,583 shares in the last quarter. Samjo Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter. Samjo Management LLC now owns 935,794 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $20,007,000 after purchasing an additional 65,620 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in PDF Solutions by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 784,701 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $16,779,000 after purchasing an additional 44,641 shares during the period. 79.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

PDF Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of PDFS opened at $33.25 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $31.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $26.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 2.28 and a quick ratio of 2.21. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.31 billion, a PE ratio of -1,662.50 and a beta of 1.55. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $15.91 and a one year high of $36.99.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.06. PDF Solutions had a positive return on equity of 4.86% and a negative net margin of 0.29%.The company had revenue of $62.40 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $61.95 million. On average, analysts anticipate that PDF Solutions, Inc. will post 0.32 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PDFS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $34.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their price target on PDF Solutions from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $36.00.

About PDF Solutions

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.