Analysts Issue Forecasts for PDF Solutions FY2025 Earnings

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at DA Davidson lowered their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of PDF Solutions in a research report issued on Tuesday, April 15th. DA Davidson analyst W. Jellison now forecasts that the technology company will earn $0.35 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.40. DA Davidson currently has a "Buy" rating and a $24.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for PDF Solutions' current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for PDF Solutions' FY2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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). The firm had revenue of $50.09 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.40 million. PDF Solutions had a net margin of 2.26% and a return on equity of 3.94%.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of PDF Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Rosenblatt Securities decreased their target price on shares of PDF Solutions from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Northland Securities restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $45.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, December 24th.

PDF Solutions Trading Up 1.4 %

PDFS traded up $0.24 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $17.22. 58,944 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 182,233. PDF Solutions has a 12-month low of $15.79 and a 12-month high of $39.70. The firm has a market cap of $673.54 million, a P/E ratio of 172.50 and a beta of 1.62. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $20.45 and a 200 day moving average of $26.20.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO John Kachig Kibarian purchased 34,356 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $22.80 per share, for a total transaction of $783,316.80. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,507,112 shares in the company, valued at $57,162,153.60. This represents a 1.39 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Michael B. Gustafson bought 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $23.06 per share, with a total value of $92,240.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 22,574 shares in the company, valued at $520,556.44. This trade represents a 21.54 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 11.13% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of PDF Solutions

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PDFS. Barclays PLC lifted its position in PDF Solutions by 388.4% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 55,467 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,757,000 after buying an additional 44,111 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in PDF Solutions by 2.1% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,147,622 shares of the technology company's stock worth $36,357,000 after buying an additional 23,148 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 41.9% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 74,075 shares of the technology company's stock worth $2,347,000 after acquiring an additional 21,877 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC increased its stake in PDF Solutions by 17.9% in the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,063,583 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $28,802,000 after acquiring an additional 161,306 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its holdings in PDF Solutions by 8.9% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,574 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $394,000 after purchasing an additional 1,025 shares in 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.