PDF Solutions, Inc. $PDFS Shares Sold by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS - Free Report) by 0.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,158,295 shares of the technology company's stock after selling 14,492 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. owned approximately 8.07% of PDF Solutions worth $60,355,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in PDFS. Signaturefd LLC increased its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 124.1% in the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,421 shares of the technology company's stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 787 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 100.8% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,855 shares of the technology company's stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 931 shares during the period. Aquatic Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PDF Solutions in the fourth quarter worth $136,000. Significant Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 25.9% in the first quarter. Significant Wealth Partners LLC now owns 12,596 shares of the technology company's stock worth $241,000 after acquiring an additional 2,590 shares during the period. Finally, ProShare Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 44.5% in the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 9,377 shares of the technology company's stock worth $254,000 after acquiring an additional 2,887 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.51% of the company's stock.

PDF Solutions Trading Up 5.5%

Shares of PDFS stock opened at $20.28 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a current ratio of 2.37 and a quick ratio of 2.37. The company has a market cap of $800.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 1,014.51 and a beta of 1.40. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $21.75 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.69. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $15.91 and a 1-year high of $33.42.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

PDFS has been the topic of a number of research reports. DA Davidson upgraded shares of PDF Solutions to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, August 18th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $31.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of PDF Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, PDF Solutions has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $33.33.

About PDF Solutions

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.

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