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NASDAQ:PDFS

PDF Solutions (PDFS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$17.25 -1.79 (-9.40%)
As of 12:31 PM Eastern

About PDF Solutions Stock (NASDAQ:PDFS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$17.10
$18.16
50-Day Range
$19.04
$28.34
52-Week Range
$17.06
$39.70
Volume
91,738 shs
Average Volume
173,793 shs
Market Capitalization
$674.72 million
P/E Ratio
172.50
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$41.33
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

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. It also provides Design-For-Inspection (DFI) systems, such as DFI On-Chip Instruments; eProbe Non-Contact E-Beam Tool; and Characterization Vehicle (CV) system, which includes CV Test Chips and pdFasTest Electrical Testers, as well as Exensio characterization software, designed to analyze the measurements collected using the eProbe tool. In addition, the company offers Cimetrix software products that enables equipment manufacturers to provide industry standard interfaces on their products; and software-as-a-service, software related services, and characterization services. It sells its technologies and services through direct sales force, service teams, and strategic alliances to integrated device manufacturers, fabless semiconductor companies, foundries, equipment manufacturers, electronics manufacturing suppliers, original device manufacturers, out-sourced semiconductor assembly and test, and system houses. PDF Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

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PDF Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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75th Percentile Overall Score

PDFS MarketRank™: 

PDF Solutions scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 238th out of 658 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    PDF Solutions has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    PDF Solutions has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about PDF Solutions' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for PDF Solutions are expected to grow by 121.88% in the coming year, from $0.32 to $0.71 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of PDF Solutions is 174.30, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.11.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of PDF Solutions is 174.30, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 40.59.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    PDF Solutions has a P/B Ratio of 2.74. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about PDF Solutions' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.09% of the float of PDF Solutions has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    PDF Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in PDF Solutions has recently increased by 14.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    PDF Solutions does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    PDF Solutions does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.09% of the float of PDF Solutions has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    PDF Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in PDF Solutions has recently increased by 14.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    PDF Solutions has a news sentiment score of 0.77. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for PDF Solutions this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added PDF Solutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, PDF Solutions insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $875,557.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    11.13% of the stock of PDF Solutions is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    79.51% of the stock of PDF Solutions is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about PDF Solutions' insider trading history.
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PDFS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

PDF Solutions' stock was trading at $27.08 at the start of the year. Since then, PDFS shares have decreased by 35.7% and is now trading at $17.41.
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PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) posted its earnings results 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. The technology company earned $50.09 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.40 million. PDF Solutions had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 3.94% and a net margin of 2.26%.

The following companies are subsidiaries of PDF Solutions: Cimetrix Incorporated, Kinesys Software, Syntricity Inc, Fabbrix, Si Automation, IDS Software Systems, Cimetrix International Inc., and others.

Shares of PDFS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that PDF Solutions investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AUO (AUOTY), The RMR Group (RMR), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/13/2025
Today
4/03/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/08/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Prepackaged software
Sub-Industry
Semiconductor Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:PDFS
Employees
460
Year Founded
1991

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$41.33
High Stock Price Target
$45.00
Low Stock Price Target
$37.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+117.1%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
190.40
Forward P/E Ratio
59.50
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$4.06 million
Pretax Margin
3.67%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$179.47 million
Cash Flow
$0.27 per share
Price / Cash Flow
69.38
Book Value
$6.35 per share
Price / Book
3.00

Miscellaneous

Free Float
34,458,000
Market Cap
$744.73 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.59

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This page (NASDAQ:PDFS) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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