Analysts Issue Forecasts for PDF Solutions FY2026 Earnings

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson upped their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PDF Solutions in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, March 11th. DA Davidson analyst W. Jellison now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $0.60 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $0.59. The consensus estimate for PDF Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on the company. Northland Securities restated an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, December 24th. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their target price on PDF Solutions from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 14th.

PDF Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:PDFS opened at $21.63 on Wednesday. PDF Solutions has a 1 year low of $20.78 and a 1 year high of $39.70. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $25.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $28.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $846.04 million, a PE ratio of 216.30 and a beta of 1.59.

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

Insider Activity at PDF Solutions

In related news, 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 completion of the sale, 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Michael B. Gustafson purchased 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $23.06 per share, with a total value of $92,240.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 22,574 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $520,556.44. This trade represents a 21.54 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 11.13% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of PDF Solutions

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of PDFS. Needham Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings 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. William Blair Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in PDF Solutions by 17.9% during the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,063,583 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $28,802,000 after buying an additional 161,306 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its holdings 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 worth $20,863,000 after buying an additional 94,154 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in PDF Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $2,482,000. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its holdings in PDF Solutions by 14.5% during the fourth quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 418,693 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $11,338,000 after buying an additional 53,037 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

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.