Q1 Earnings Forecast for PDF Solutions Issued By DA Davidson

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at DA Davidson cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for PDF Solutions in a report released on Tuesday, April 15th. DA Davidson analyst W. Jellison now anticipates that the technology company will earn $0.06 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.07. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $24.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for PDF Solutions' current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on PDFS. Northland Securities reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $45.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, December 24th. Rosenblatt Securities cut their price objective on shares of PDF Solutions from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered PDF Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Monday, April 14th.

PDF Solutions Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of PDFS traded down $0.34 on Wednesday, reaching $17.08. The company's stock had a trading volume of 196,918 shares, compared to its average volume of 182,676. The stock has a market capitalization of $668.07 million, a PE ratio of 170.80 and a beta of 1.62. PDF Solutions has a twelve month low of $15.91 and a twelve month high of $39.70. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $20.66 and a 200-day moving average of $26.35.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The technology company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.15). PDF Solutions had a return on equity of 3.94% and a net margin of 2.26%. The firm had revenue of $50.09 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.40 million.

Institutional Trading of PDF Solutions

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in PDFS. Barclays PLC raised its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 388.4% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 55,467 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,757,000 after buying an additional 44,111 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its stake 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 valued at $36,357,000 after purchasing an additional 23,148 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its position in PDF Solutions by 41.9% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 74,075 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $2,347,000 after purchasing an additional 21,877 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its stake in PDF Solutions by 17.9% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. increased its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 8.9% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,574 shares of the technology company's stock worth $394,000 after buying an additional 1,025 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.51% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at PDF Solutions

In other PDF Solutions news, Director Michael B. Gustafson purchased 4,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $23.06 per share, for a total transaction of $92,240.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 22,574 shares of the company's stock, valued at $520,556.44. This represents a 21.54 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO John Kachig Kibarian acquired 34,356 shares of PDF Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $22.80 per share, with a total value of $783,316.80. Following the completion of the purchase, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,507,112 shares in the company, valued at $57,162,153.60. This represents a 1.39 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 11.13% of the stock is owned by company 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.