Northland Capmk Predicts Weaker Earnings for PDF Solutions

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) – Equities researchers at Northland Capmk reduced their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for PDF Solutions in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 24th. Northland Capmk analyst G. Richard now forecasts that the technology company will earn $0.07 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.12. The consensus estimate for PDF Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.30 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for PDF Solutions’ Q2 2025 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.08 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.15 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS.

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

PDF Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:PDFS opened at $27.89 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.08 billion, a PE ratio of 253.57 and a beta of 1.51. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $30.19 and a 200-day moving average of $31.74. PDF Solutions has a one year low of $27.52 and a one year high of $39.70.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On PDF Solutions

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. nVerses Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PDF Solutions in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new stake in PDF Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $37,000. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in PDF Solutions by 77.3% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,716 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 748 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in PDF Solutions by 34.7% during the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,042 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $65,000 after purchasing an additional 526 shares during the period. Finally, Quest Partners LLC grew its holdings in PDF Solutions by 20,281.5% during the second quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 5,503 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $200,000 after purchasing an additional 5,476 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at PDF Solutions

In other PDF Solutions news, insider Andrzej Strojwas sold 5,030 shares of PDF Solutions stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.85, for a total transaction of $155,175.50. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 94,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,922,019.45. The trade was a 5.04 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Nancy Erba sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.81, for a total transaction of $61,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 13,739 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $423,298.59. This trade represents 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 owned by insiders.

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.