DA Davidson Has Lowered Expectations for PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) Stock Price

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS - Free Report) had its price target cut by DA Davidson from $36.00 to $24.00 in a research report released on Monday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a buy rating on the technology company's stock. DA Davidson also issued estimates for PDF Solutions' Q1 2025 earnings at $0.06 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.35 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also issued reports on PDFS. Rosenblatt Securities decreased their target price on PDF Solutions from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Northland Securities restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $45.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a report on Tuesday, December 24th.

PDF Solutions Stock Down 2.0 %

PDFS traded down $0.34 during trading on Monday, reaching $17.08. 196,918 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 182,676. PDF Solutions has a 12 month low of $15.91 and a 12 month high of $39.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $668.07 million, a PE ratio of 170.80 and a beta of 1.62. The stock's 50-day moving average is $20.66 and its 200 day moving average is $26.35.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The technology company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.15). PDF Solutions had a return on equity of 3.94% and a net margin of 2.26%. The business had revenue of $50.09 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $49.40 million. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that PDF Solutions will post 0.32 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Michael B. Gustafson bought 4,000 shares of PDF Solutions stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $23.06 per share, for a total transaction of $92,240.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director now owns 22,574 shares of the company's stock, valued at $520,556.44. This trade represents a 21.54 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO John Kachig Kibarian purchased 34,356 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $22.80 per share, with a total value of $783,316.80. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now owns 2,507,112 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $57,162,153.60. This represents a 1.39 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 11.13% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Pitcairn Co. lifted its stake in PDF Solutions by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 13,000 shares of the technology company's stock worth $352,000 after purchasing an additional 390 shares in the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in PDF Solutions by 3.8% in the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 17,712 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $480,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 100.8% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,855 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 931 shares during the period. KBC Group NV grew its holdings in PDF Solutions by 91.6% during the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,000 shares of the technology company's stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 956 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in PDF Solutions by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 61,000 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,652,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.51% of the company's stock.

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.