PDF Solutions (PDFS) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS - Get Free Report) is expected to announce its earnings results after the market closes on Thursday, February 13th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.23 per share and revenue of $49.26 million for the quarter. Persons interested in registering for the company's earnings conference call can do so using this link.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The technology company reported $0.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by ($0.12). The firm had revenue of $46.41 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $45.90 million. PDF Solutions had a return on equity of 3.24% and a net margin of 2.58%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.04 EPS. 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 0.6 %

Shares of PDF Solutions stock traded up $0.16 during trading on Thursday, reaching $28.34. The stock had a trading volume of 135,825 shares, compared to its average volume of 196,651. The company has a market capitalization of $1.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 257.66 and a beta of 1.52. PDF Solutions has a 52 week low of $25.61 and a 52 week high of $39.70. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $28.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $30.08.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Andrzej Strojwas sold 5,030 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.85, for a total value of $155,175.50. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 94,717 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,922,019.45. This represents a 5.04 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Nancy Erba sold 2,000 shares of PDF Solutions stock in a transaction dated 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 of the company's stock, valued at $423,298.59. The trade was a 12.71 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 11.13% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on PDFS shares. Northland Securities reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $45.00 price target on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, December 24th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of PDF Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, November 12th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a $40.00 price target on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Friday, November 8th.

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.