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$30.21 +0.11 (+0.37%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

PDFS vs. MOBL, RST, CYOU, MGIC, ICLK, AEIS, FORM, ACLS, UCTT, and PLAB

Should you be buying PDF Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PDF Solutions include MobileIron (MOBL), Rosetta Stone (RST), Changyou.Com (CYOU), Magic Software Enterprises (MGIC), iClick Interactive Asia Group (ICLK), Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Ultra Clean (UCTT), and Photronics (PLAB).

PDF Solutions vs.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) and MobileIron (NASDAQ:MOBL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.

PDF Solutions has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MobileIron. MobileIron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PDF Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PDF Solutions$165.84M7.06$3.11M$0.11274.66
MobileIron$205.24M4.07-$48.85M-$0.41-17.17

PDF Solutions has a net margin of 2.58% compared to MobileIron's net margin of -21.34%. PDF Solutions' return on equity of 3.24% beat MobileIron's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PDF Solutions2.58% 3.24% 2.54%
MobileIron -21.34%-102.36%-17.49%

MobileIron received 108 more outperform votes than PDF Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.72% of users gave MobileIron an outperform vote while only 62.75% of users gave PDF Solutions an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
PDF SolutionsOutperform Votes
278
62.75%
Underperform Votes
165
37.25%
MobileIronOutperform Votes
386
67.72%
Underperform Votes
184
32.28%

PDF Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 35.72%. Given PDF Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe PDF Solutions is more favorable than MobileIron.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
PDF Solutions
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
MobileIron
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

79.5% of PDF Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.1% of MobileIron shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of PDF Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.3% of MobileIron shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, PDF Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than MobileIron. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for PDF Solutions and 0 mentions for MobileIron. PDF Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat MobileIron's score of 0.00 indicating that PDF Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
PDF Solutions Positive
MobileIron Neutral

PDF Solutions has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MobileIron has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

PDF Solutions beats MobileIron on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PDFS vs. The Competition

MetricPDF SolutionsPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.17B$24.99B$23.65B$8.81B
Dividend YieldN/A2.33%2.77%4.06%
P/E Ratio274.6691.96268.7317.77
Price / Sales7.068.043,389.6775.18
Price / Cash59.1187.3932.4532.53
Price / Book4.8711.017.364.68
Net Income$3.11M$444.73M$660.95M$226.08M
7 Day Performance-2.83%-0.07%0.23%-1.04%
1 Month Performance2.44%4.17%0.81%1.04%
1 Year Performance-2.20%23.90%18.76%26.28%

PDF Solutions Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PDFS
PDF Solutions
3.3991 of 5 stars
$30.21
+0.4%
$41.00
+35.7%
-2.8%$1.17B$165.84M274.66493Positive News
MOBL
MobileIron
N/A$7.04
flat
N/AN/A$834.83M$205.24M-17.17870
RST
Rosetta Stone
N/A$29.99
flat
N/AN/A$737.78M$182.70M-54.53746
CYOU
Changyou.Com
N/A$10.74
flat
N/A+0.0%$571.91M$455.38M3.242,131
MGIC
Magic Software Enterprises
4.1555 of 5 stars
$10.92
-0.4%
$15.00
+37.4%
+26.4%$538.13M$535.05M15.603,628Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
ICLK
iClick Interactive Asia Group
N/A$3.90
+16.1%
N/A+18.5%$34.08M$133.22M0.00894High Trading Volume
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.5606 of 5 stars
$110.77
-0.7%
$113.75
+2.7%
+14.3%$4.17B$1.47B97.1710,000Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
Positive News
FORM
FormFactor
4.1415 of 5 stars
$39.66
+4.7%
$55.38
+39.6%
+0.2%$3.07B$663.10M22.792,115Positive News
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
3.789 of 5 stars
$71.00
+1.1%
$167.33
+135.7%
-46.1%$2.31B$1.13B10.501,704Analyst Revision
UCTT
Ultra Clean
3.9467 of 5 stars
$35.91
+1.3%
$57.75
+60.8%
+34.8%$1.60B$1.73B448.937,184Insider Trade
Positive News
PLAB
Photronics
1.2717 of 5 stars
$24.10
+0.7%
N/A+10.8%$1.52B$892.08M10.621,885News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:PDFS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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