Barclays PLC Boosts Stock Position in PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS)

Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 388.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 55,467 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 44,111 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned about 0.14% of PDF Solutions worth $1,757,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of PDFS. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 740,179 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $23,453,000 after purchasing an additional 9,098 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC raised its holdings in PDF Solutions by 13.3% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 36,455 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,155,000 after buying an additional 4,271 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its position in PDF Solutions by 2.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,147,622 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $36,357,000 after buying an additional 23,148 shares during the last quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in PDF Solutions by 32.3% during the third quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC now owns 1,759,550 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $55,743,000 after buying an additional 429,550 shares during the period. Finally, Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its position in PDF Solutions by 16.7% during the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 658,547 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $20,863,000 after acquiring an additional 94,154 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

PDF Solutions Trading Down 3.4 %

Shares of PDFS opened at $27.36 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $29.95 and a 200-day moving average price of $31.23. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 248.75 and a beta of 1.53. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $26.94 and a 12-month high of $39.70.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Northland Securities restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $45.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a report on Tuesday, December 24th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $40.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Finally, StockNews.com raised PDF Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 12th.

Insider Activity at PDF Solutions

In other PDF Solutions news, Director Nancy Erba sold 2,000 shares of PDF Solutions stock in a transaction 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. The trade was a 12.71 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Andrzej Strojwas sold 5,030 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.85, for a total value of $155,175.50. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 94,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,922,019.45. This represents a 5.04 % 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 company insiders.

About PDF Solutions

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.