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PDFS vs. AMAT, ENTG, KLAC, LRCX, MKSI, ONTO, FORM, ACLS, VECO, and PLAB

Should you be buying PDF Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PDF Solutions include Applied Materials (AMAT), Entegris (ENTG), KLA (KLAC), Lam Research (LRCX), MKS (MKSI), Onto Innovation (ONTO), FormFactor (FORM), Axcelis Technologies (ACLS), Veeco Instruments (VECO), and Photronics (PLAB). These companies are all part of the "semiconductor equipment" industry.

PDF Solutions vs. Its Competitors

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) and Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

PDF Solutions currently has a consensus price target of $33.33, indicating a potential upside of 37.57%. Applied Materials has a consensus price target of $205.17, indicating a potential upside of 8.90%. Given PDF Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe PDF Solutions is more favorable than Applied Materials.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
PDF Solutions
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.33
Applied Materials
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.68

Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than PDF Solutions. Applied Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PDF Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
PDF Solutions$185.93M5.10$4.06M$0.03807.67
Applied Materials$27.18B5.56$7.18B$8.2222.92

79.5% of PDF Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of PDF Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Applied Materials shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Applied Materials has a net margin of 24.06% compared to PDF Solutions' net margin of 0.76%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 40.15% beat PDF Solutions' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
PDF Solutions0.76% 4.33% 3.19%
Applied Materials 24.06%40.15%22.42%

PDF Solutions has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.69, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 47 more articles in the media than PDF Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Applied Materials and 11 mentions for PDF Solutions. Applied Materials' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat PDF Solutions' score of 1.37 indicating that Applied Materials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
PDF Solutions
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Applied Materials
49 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Applied Materials beats PDF Solutions on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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PDFS vs. The Competition

MetricPDF SolutionsCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$949.12M$5.73B$29.17B$9.55B
Dividend YieldN/A1.50%3.05%4.06%
P/E Ratio807.9491.3634.3619.95
Price / Sales5.104.031,585.4767.72
Price / Cash42.0522.8838.7258.72
Price / Book3.825.017.775.77
Net Income$4.06M$230.11M$782.10M$259.21M
7 Day Performance1.47%-3.44%-1.14%-2.40%
1 Month Performance13.33%-2.58%4.16%9.41%
1 Year Performance-28.06%17.58%25.26%16.67%

PDF Solutions Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PDFS
PDF Solutions
4.0073 of 5 stars
$24.23
-0.1%
$33.33
+37.6%
-31.3%$949.12M$185.93M807.94460Positive News
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.8198 of 5 stars
$185.69
-1.3%
$204.74
+10.3%
-8.3%$150.97B$27.18B22.5935,700Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ENTG
Entegris
4.5321 of 5 stars
$91.85
+0.8%
$108.00
+17.6%
-27.3%$13.80B$3.24B45.028,200Dividend Announcement
KLAC
KLA
4.6309 of 5 stars
$902.09
-0.2%
$848.19
-6.0%
+17.7%$119.57B$9.81B32.7915,230Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
LRCX
Lam Research
4.5516 of 5 stars
$96.96
-0.8%
$100.57
+3.7%
+10.9%$125.07B$14.91B27.0217,450Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
MKSI
MKS
4.7146 of 5 stars
$99.50
0.0%
$120.00
+20.6%
-17.7%$6.71B$3.59B29.7010,200Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
ONTO
Onto Innovation
4.7629 of 5 stars
$99.43
+1.2%
$141.67
+42.5%
-46.6%$4.80B$987.32M22.501,551Positive News
Analyst Revision
FORM
FormFactor
2.5962 of 5 stars
$34.09
-0.4%
$42.71
+25.3%
-33.3%$2.64B$763.60M49.412,115Positive News
ACLS
Axcelis Technologies
4.3763 of 5 stars
$73.40
+0.8%
$118.33
+61.2%
-40.5%$2.34B$1.02B13.441,563News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
VECO
Veeco Instruments
3.9855 of 5 stars
$20.82
+1.1%
$30.43
+46.2%
-45.4%$1.24B$717.30M19.461,231Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
PLAB
Photronics
4.507 of 5 stars
$19.72
+0.6%
$31.00
+57.2%
-15.1%$1.18B$866.95M10.271,878Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:PDFS) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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