PDF Solutions (PDFS) Competitors $22.56 -0.35 (-1.53%) Closing price 07/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.32 -0.24 (-1.09%) As of 07/15/2025 06:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PDFS vs. AMAT, ENTG, KLAC, LRCX, MKSI, ONTO, FORM, ACLS, VECO, and PLABShould you be buying PDF Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PDF Solutions include Applied Materials (AMAT), Entegris (ENTG), KLA (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), MKS (MKSI), Onto Innovation (ONTO), FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Veeco Instruments (VECO), and Photronics (PLAB). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry. PDF Solutions vs. Its Competitors Applied Materials Entegris KLA Lam Research MKS Onto Innovation FormFactor Axcelis Technologies Veeco Instruments Photronics Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) and PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, AMAT or PDFS? Applied Materials has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PDF Solutions has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate AMAT or PDFS? Applied Materials currently has a consensus target price of $204.74, suggesting a potential upside of 2.73%. PDF Solutions has a consensus target price of $33.33, suggesting a potential upside of 47.75%. Given PDF Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PDF Solutions is more favorable than Applied Materials.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Applied Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68PDF Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher valuation & earnings, AMAT or PDFS? Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than PDF Solutions. Applied Materials 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 RatioApplied Materials$28.09B5.69$7.18B$8.2224.24PDF Solutions$179.46M4.92$4.06M$0.03752.00 Is AMAT or PDFS more profitable? Applied Materials has a net margin of 24.06% compared to PDF Solutions' net margin of 0.76%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 40.15% beat PDF Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Applied Materials24.06% 40.15% 22.42% PDF Solutions 0.76%4.33%3.19% Does the media refer more to AMAT or PDFS? In the previous week, Applied Materials had 58 more articles in the media than PDF Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Applied Materials and 1 mentions for PDF Solutions. PDF Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Applied Materials' score of 1.16 indicating that PDF Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Applied Materials Positive PDF Solutions Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMAT or PDFS? 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of PDF Solutions shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of PDF Solutions shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryApplied Materials beats PDF Solutions on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PDF Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PDFS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PDFS 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 SolutionsCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$896.67M$5.69B$28.12B$9.30BDividend YieldN/A1.44%3.14%4.03%P/E Ratio752.2579.6533.0319.58Price / Sales4.924.391,819.7893.84Price / Cash39.7222.6837.6457.93Price / Book3.555.147.465.54Net Income$4.06M$230.11M$779.73M$257.73M7 Day Performance-4.81%-3.11%-0.61%-0.08%1 Month Performance11.74%2.50%4.96%8.09%1 Year Performance-42.96%16.12%52,715.20%13.02% PDF Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDFSPDF Solutions3.8117 of 5 stars$22.56-1.5%$33.33+47.8%-41.3%$896.67M$179.46M752.25460Positive NewsAMATApplied Materials4.8183 of 5 stars$197.93-0.1%$203.65+2.9%-18.8%$158.92B$27.18B24.0835,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastENTGEntegris4.5345 of 5 stars$87.58-0.5%$109.89+25.5%-39.8%$13.32B$3.24B42.938,200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpKLACKLA4.479 of 5 stars$924.58-0.4%$840.33-9.1%+9.1%$122.80B$9.81B33.6115,230Positive NewsLRCXLam Research4.2898 of 5 stars$101.73+0.7%$97.48-4.2%-5.5%$129.27B$14.91B28.3517,450Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastMKSIMKS4.6951 of 5 stars$106.45-0.5%$118.89+11.7%-27.2%$7.22B$3.59B31.7810,200Analyst ForecastONTOOnto Innovation4.78 of 5 stars$101.85-1.0%$141.67+39.1%-56.5%$5.02B$987.32M23.041,551Positive NewsFORMFormFactor2.093 of 5 stars$35.97-0.9%$42.71+18.7%-42.7%$2.77B$766.23M52.132,115Positive NewsACLSAxcelis Technologies4.4836 of 5 stars$74.86-1.0%$132.50+77.0%-51.5%$2.41B$958.06M13.711,563Positive NewsGap UpVECOVeeco Instruments3.7098 of 5 stars$21.16-0.8%$30.43+43.8%-55.6%$1.28B$717.30M19.781,231News CoverageGap UpPLABPhotronics4.4122 of 5 stars$19.49-2.0%$31.00+59.1%-28.8%$1.20B$866.95M10.151,878 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Applied Materials Alternatives Entegris Alternatives KLA Alternatives Lam Research Alternatives MKS Alternatives Onto Innovation Alternatives FormFactor Alternatives Axcelis Technologies Alternatives Veeco Instruments Alternatives Photronics Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PDFS) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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