FY2025 EPS Estimates for PDF Solutions Boosted by Analyst

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson upped their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of PDF Solutions in a research report issued on Tuesday, March 11th. DA Davidson analyst W. Jellison now forecasts that the technology company will earn $0.40 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $0.39. The consensus estimate for PDF Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share.

A number of other analysts have also weighed in on PDFS. Rosenblatt Securities cut their price objective on PDF Solutions from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Northland Securities reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, December 24th.

PDF Solutions Trading Down 1.5 %

PDFS opened at $21.30 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $833.13 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 213.00 and a beta of 1.59. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $25.50 and its 200 day moving average price is $28.47. PDF Solutions has a 12-month low of $20.78 and a 12-month high of $39.70.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The technology company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.15). The company had revenue of $50.09 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $49.40 million. PDF Solutions had a net margin of 2.26% and a return on equity of 3.94%.

Institutional Trading of PDF Solutions

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of PDFS. Meeder Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in PDF Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at about $37,000. KBC Group NV lifted its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 91.6% during the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,000 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 956 shares during the period. Aquatic Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in PDF Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at $136,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS purchased a new position in PDF Solutions during the 4th quarter worth $160,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PDF Solutions in the 4th quarter worth $165,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO John Kachig Kibarian purchased 34,356 shares of PDF Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $22.80 per share, with a total value of $783,316.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,507,112 shares in the company, valued at approximately $57,162,153.60. The trade was a 1.39 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Andrzej Strojwas sold 5,030 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.85, for a total value of $155,175.50. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 94,717 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,922,019.45. The trade was a 5.04 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 11.13% of the stock is owned by corporate 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.