Barclays PLC Acquires 44,111 Shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS)

Barclays PLC grew its stake in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 388.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 55,467 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 44,111 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned 0.14% of PDF Solutions worth $1,757,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in PDF Solutions by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,147,622 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $36,357,000 after acquiring an additional 23,148 shares during the period. Creative Planning bought a new position in shares of PDF Solutions in the third quarter worth approximately $341,000. Emerald Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 2.2% in the third quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 895,248 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $28,361,000 after purchasing an additional 19,673 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in PDF Solutions by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 917,627 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $33,383,000 after buying an additional 16,853 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC boosted its position in PDF Solutions by 16.7% during the 3rd quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 658,547 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $20,863,000 after buying an additional 94,154 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

PDF Solutions Trading Down 3.0 %

Shares of PDFS stock opened at $27.89 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $30.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.74. The stock has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a PE ratio of 253.57 and a beta of 1.51. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $27.52 and a 12 month high of $39.70.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other PDF Solutions news, insider Andrzej Strojwas sold 5,030 shares of PDF Solutions stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.85, for a total transaction of $155,175.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 94,717 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,922,019.45. The trade was a 5.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Nancy Erba sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.81, for a total value of $61,620.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 13,739 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $423,298.59. The trade was a 12.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 11.13% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on PDFS. Northland Securities reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $45.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Tuesday. StockNews.com raised PDF Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $40.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Friday, November 8th.

PDF Solutions Company Profile

PDF Solutions, Inc provides proprietary software and physical intellectual property products for integrated circuit designs, electrical measurement hardware tools, proven methodologies, and professional services in the United States, China, Japan, and internationally. The company offers Exensio software products, such as Manufacturing Analytics that store collected data in a common environment with a consistent view for enabling product engineers to identify and analyze production yield, performance, reliability, and other issues; Process Control that provides failure detection and classification capabilities for monitoring, alarming, and controlling manufacturing tool sets; Test Operations that offer data collection and analysis capabilities; and Assembly Operations that provide device manufacturers with the capability to link assembly and packaging data, including fabrication and characterization data over the product life cycle.