PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) Downgraded by DA Davidson to "Hold"

Key Points

• DA Davidson has initiated coverage on PDF Solutions, assigning a "neutral" rating with a price target of $24.00, which represents an 8.21% potential upside from its previous close.
• Other analysts have varying opinions, with Rosenblatt Securities giving a "buy" rating and a target price of $31.00, while Wall Street Zen downgraded it from "buy" to a "hold."
• Insider activity shows Director Michael B. Gustafson purchased 7,500 shares at $19.45 each, increasing his position in the company significantly.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS - Get Free Report) was downgraded by equities research analysts at DA Davidson from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note issued to investors on Friday, August 8th, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They presently have a $24.00 price target on the technology company's stock. DA Davidson's price target indicates a potential upside of 27.02% from the company's current price. DA Davidson also issued estimates for PDF Solutions' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.07 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on PDFS. Wall Street Zen cut PDF Solutions from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Saturday, July 26th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $31.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a report on Tuesday, August 5th.

PDF Solutions Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of PDF Solutions stock traded down $0.21 on Friday, reaching $18.90. 70,525 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 251,682. The company has a market capitalization of $746.16 million, a P/E ratio of 945.22 and a beta of 1.40. PDF Solutions has a 52 week low of $15.91 and a 52 week high of $33.42. The firm's 50-day moving average is $21.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $21.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 2.37 and a current ratio of 2.37.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in PDF Solutions by 13.2% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 10,101 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $274,000 after acquiring an additional 1,175 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 41.2% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 104,627 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $2,833,000 after purchasing an additional 30,552 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 44.6% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 15,990 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $433,000 after purchasing an additional 4,931 shares during the period. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in PDF Solutions in the fourth quarter valued at $232,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 43,763 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,185,000 after buying an additional 2,015 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.