PDF Solutions (PDFS) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) is anticipated to release its earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, February 13th. Analysts expect PDF Solutions to post earnings of $0.23 per share and revenue of $49.26 million for the quarter. Investors that are interested in registering for the company’s conference call can do so using this link.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The technology company reported $0.09 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by ($0.12). PDF Solutions had a net margin of 2.58% and a return on equity of 3.24%. The company had revenue of $46.41 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $45.90 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.04 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect PDF Solutions to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $0 EPS for the next fiscal year.

PDF Solutions Trading Up 2.5 %

PDF Solutions stock opened at $28.18 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $1.09 billion, a PE ratio of 256.21 and a beta of 1.52. PDF Solutions has a 12 month low of $25.61 and a 12 month high of $39.70. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $28.69 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $30.09.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Nancy Erba sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $423,298.59. This trade represents a 12.71 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Andrzej Strojwas sold 5,030 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 11.13% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

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.