PDF Solutions (PDFS) Competitors $28.05 -0.41 (-1.44%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PDFS vs. AEIS, FORM, ACLS, UCTT, PLAB, VECO, COHU, XPER, AXTI, and RBCNShould you be buying PDF Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PDF Solutions include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Ultra Clean (UCTT), Photronics (PLAB), Veeco Instruments (VECO), Cohu (COHU), Xperi (XPER), AXT (AXTI), and Rubicon Technology (RBCN). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry. PDF Solutions vs. Advanced Energy Industries FormFactor Axcelis Technologies Ultra Clean Photronics Veeco Instruments Cohu Xperi AXT Rubicon Technology Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) and PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to AEIS or PDFS? In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries had 7 more articles in the media than PDF Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries and 3 mentions for PDF Solutions. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat PDF Solutions' score of 0.16 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Advanced Energy Industries 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PDF Solutions 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer AEIS or PDFS? Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus price target of $120.25, suggesting a potential upside of 6.42%. PDF Solutions has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.17%. Given PDF Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PDF Solutions is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Advanced Energy Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60PDF Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is AEIS or PDFS more profitable? Advanced Energy Industries has a net margin of 2.91% compared to PDF Solutions' net margin of 2.58%. Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity of 9.02% beat PDF Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Advanced Energy Industries2.91% 9.02% 4.24% PDF Solutions 2.58%3.24%2.54% Does the MarketBeat Community favor AEIS or PDFS? Advanced Energy Industries received 207 more outperform votes than PDF Solutions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.40% of users gave Advanced Energy Industries an outperform vote while only 62.75% of users gave PDF Solutions an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAdvanced Energy IndustriesOutperform Votes48563.40% Underperform Votes28036.60% PDF SolutionsOutperform Votes27862.75% Underperform Votes16537.25% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AEIS or PDFS? 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of PDF Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of PDF Solutions shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk and volatility, AEIS or PDFS? Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PDF Solutions has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AEIS or PDFS? Advanced Energy Industries has higher revenue and earnings than PDF Solutions. Advanced Energy Industries 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 RatioAdvanced Energy Industries$1.47B2.89$128.28M$1.1499.12PDF Solutions$170.51M6.38$3.11M$0.11255.00 SummaryAdvanced Energy Industries beats PDF Solutions on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PDFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPDF SolutionsPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.09B$25.28B$25.44B$9.08BDividend YieldN/A2.26%2.78%4.21%P/E Ratio255.0296.89246.6317.14Price / Sales6.3825.033,279.79116.85Price / Cash59.2791.5835.3637.88Price / Book4.6912.857.994.78Net Income$3.11M$446.45M$675.00M$225.60M7 Day Performance-7.06%1.77%0.67%-1.23%1 Month Performance-9.27%10.48%6.93%3.07%1 Year Performance-17.28%26.33%22.92%16.48% PDF Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDFSPDF Solutions3.3306 of 5 stars$28.05-1.4%$41.00+46.2%-9.9%$1.09B$170.51M255.02493Insider TradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeAEISAdvanced Energy Industries4.3413 of 5 stars$123.42+5.3%$120.25-2.6%+4.5%$4.65B$1.47B102.8210,000Positive NewsFORMFormFactor3.8787 of 5 stars$44.11+3.8%$55.38+25.5%+9.7%$3.42B$742.28M24.662,115News CoveragePositive NewsACLSAxcelis Technologies3.943 of 5 stars$77.05+2.3%$167.33+117.2%-46.0%$2.50B$1.08B11.151,704Positive NewsUCTTUltra Clean3.9002 of 5 stars$38.26+2.5%$57.75+50.9%+11.1%$1.72B$1.73B466.437,184Positive NewsPLABPhotronics4.0187 of 5 stars$26.58+0.3%$35.00+31.7%-18.6%$1.68B$866.95M12.671,885Insider TradeNews CoverageVECOVeeco Instruments3.2553 of 5 stars$28.09+1.5%$42.14+50.0%-11.2%$1.59B$666.43M20.501,215COHUCohu1.6959 of 5 stars$27.79+2.3%$31.50+13.4%-25.4%$1.30B$444.88M-25.153,259Positive NewsXPERXperi2.784 of 5 stars$10.82+0.9%$19.00+75.6%-4.0%$485.06M$508.56M-5.712,100AXTIAXT2.5703 of 5 stars$2.23-3.5%$5.30+137.7%-6.0%$99.79M$75.79M-9.241,456News CoverageGap DownRBCNRubicon TechnologyN/A$1.75flatN/A+166.7%$4.17M$2M9.2110Analyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Advanced Energy Industries Alternatives FormFactor Alternatives Axcelis Technologies Alternatives Ultra Clean Alternatives Photronics Alternatives Veeco Instruments Alternatives Cohu Alternatives Xperi Alternatives AXT Alternatives Rubicon Technology Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PDFS) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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