PDF Solutions (PDFS) Competitors $24.23 -0.02 (-0.08%) Closing price 07/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.14 -0.09 (-0.37%) As of 04:44 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PDFS vs. AMAT, ENTG, KLAC, LRCX, MKSI, ONTO, FORM, ACLS, VECO, and PLABShould 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 Applied Materials Entegris KLA Lam Research MKS Onto Innovation FormFactor Axcelis Technologies Veeco Instruments Photronics 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. Do analysts recommend PDFS or AMAT? 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) 3.33Applied Materials 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.68 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PDFS or AMAT? 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 RatioPDF Solutions$185.93M5.10$4.06M$0.03807.67Applied Materials$27.18B5.56$7.18B$8.2222.92 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PDFS or AMAT? 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. Is PDFS or AMAT more profitable? 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% Which has more risk & volatility, PDFS or AMAT? 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. Does the media favor PDFS or AMAT? 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 SummaryApplied Materials beats PDF Solutions on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PDF Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PDFS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PDFS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart PDFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPDF SolutionsCOMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$949.12M$5.73B$29.17B$9.55BDividend YieldN/A1.50%3.05%4.06%P/E Ratio807.9491.3634.3619.95Price / Sales5.104.031,585.4767.72Price / Cash42.0522.8838.7258.72Price / Book3.825.017.775.77Net Income$4.06M$230.11M$782.10M$259.21M7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PDFSPDF Solutions4.0073 of 5 stars$24.23-0.1%$33.33+37.6%-31.3%$949.12M$185.93M807.94460Positive NewsAMATApplied Materials4.8198 of 5 stars$185.69-1.3%$204.74+10.3%-8.3%$150.97B$27.18B22.5935,700Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastENTGEntegris4.5321 of 5 stars$91.85+0.8%$108.00+17.6%-27.3%$13.80B$3.24B45.028,200Dividend AnnouncementKLACKLA4.6309 of 5 stars$902.09-0.2%$848.19-6.0%+17.7%$119.57B$9.81B32.7915,230Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastLRCXLam Research4.5516 of 5 stars$96.96-0.8%$100.57+3.7%+10.9%$125.07B$14.91B27.0217,450Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMKSIMKS4.7146 of 5 stars$99.500.0%$120.00+20.6%-17.7%$6.71B$3.59B29.7010,200Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsONTOOnto Innovation4.7629 of 5 stars$99.43+1.2%$141.67+42.5%-46.6%$4.80B$987.32M22.501,551Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionFORMFormFactor2.5962 of 5 stars$34.09-0.4%$42.71+25.3%-33.3%$2.64B$763.60M49.412,115Positive NewsACLSAxcelis Technologies4.3763 of 5 stars$73.40+0.8%$118.33+61.2%-40.5%$2.34B$1.02B13.441,563News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsVECOVeeco Instruments3.9855 of 5 stars$20.82+1.1%$30.43+46.2%-45.4%$1.24B$717.30M19.461,231Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPLABPhotronics4.507 of 5 stars$19.72+0.6%$31.00+57.2%-15.1%$1.18B$866.95M10.271,878Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Applied Materials Alternatives Entegris Alternatives KLA Alternatives Lam Research Alternatives MKS Alternatives Onto Innovation Alternatives FormFactor Alternatives Axcelis Technologies Alternatives Veeco Instruments Alternatives Photronics Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PDFS) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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