DA Davidson Weighs in on PDF Solutions Q2 Earnings

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of PDF Solutions in a research report issued on Friday, May 9th. DA Davidson analyst W. Jellison expects that the technology company will earn $0.02 per share for the quarter. 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' FY2025 earnings at $0.34 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on PDFS. StockNews.com upgraded PDF Solutions from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 6th. Rosenblatt Securities lowered their price objective on shares of PDF Solutions from $37.00 to $31.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 5th.

PDF Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of PDFS stock traded up $0.09 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $19.41. The company had a trading volume of 269,016 shares, compared to its average volume of 188,325. PDF Solutions has a twelve month low of $15.91 and a twelve month high of $39.70. The company has a market capitalization of $759.69 million, a P/E ratio of 194.10 and a beta of 1.47. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $19.17 and its 200 day simple moving average is $25.02.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The technology company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.15). The firm had revenue of $50.09 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.40 million. PDF Solutions had a return on equity of 3.94% and a net margin of 2.26%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Signaturefd LLC increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 787 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position 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 buying an additional 931 shares during the last quarter. KBC Group NV lifted its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 91.6% in the fourth quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,000 shares of the technology company's stock worth $54,000 after buying an additional 956 shares during the last quarter. Aquatic Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of PDF Solutions in the fourth quarter worth about $136,000. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new position in shares of PDF Solutions during the fourth quarter worth approximately $160,000. 79.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

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.