Should I buy or sell PDF Solutions stock right now?

2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PDF Solutions in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" PDFS shares. View PDFS analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks .

What is PDF Solutions' stock price target for 2024?

2 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for PDF Solutions' shares. Their PDFS share price targets range from $44.00 to $48.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $46.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 55.4% from the stock's current price. View analysts price targets for PDFS or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts .

How have PDFS shares performed in 2024?

PDF Solutions' stock was trading at $32.14 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, PDFS shares have decreased by 7.9% and is now trading at $29.60. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here .

When is PDF Solutions' next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 9th 2024. View our PDFS earnings forecast .

How can I listen to PDF Solutions' earnings call?

PDF Solutions will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 9th at 5:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link .

How were PDF Solutions' earnings last quarter?

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 15th. The technology company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04. The technology company had revenue of $41.13 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $41 million. PDF Solutions had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.09% and a net margin of 1.87%.

What ETF holds PDF Solutions' stock?

Invesco DWA SmallCap Momentum ETF holds 86,540 shares of PDFS stock, representing 0.52% of its portfolio.

What is John K. Kibarian's approval rating as PDF Solutions' CEO?

19 employees have rated PDF Solutions Chief Executive Officer John K. Kibarian on Glassdoor.com . John K. Kibarian has an approval rating of 79% among the company's employees.

What other stocks do shareholders of PDF Solutions own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other PDF Solutions investors own include ADT (ADT) , Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) , Intel (INTC) , Qorvo (QRVO) , Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) , Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) , Uniti Group (UNIT) , Verizon Communications (VZ) , AbbVie (ABBV) and Allena Pharmaceuticals (ALNA) .

Who are PDF Solutions' major shareholders?

PDF Solutions' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wasatch Advisors LP (3.44%), Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC (0.78%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.17%), Diversified Trust Co (0.02%) and Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Adnan Raza, Andrzej Strojwas, Joseph R Bronson, Michael B Gustafson , Nancy Erba, Shuo Zhang and Ye Jane Li. View institutional ownership trends .

How do I buy shares of PDF Solutions?

Shares of PDFS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here .

Does PDF Solutions have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiares of PDF Solutions: Cimetrix Incorporated, Cimetrix International Inc., Cimetrix Japan KK, Cimetrix Software (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Fabbrix, IDS Software Systems, Kinesys Software, PDF Solutions Asia Services Inc., PDF Solutions Canada Ltd., PDF Solutions GmbH, PDF Solutions International Services Inc., PDF Solutions KK, PDF Solutions Pacific Services Inc., PDF Solutions SARL, PDF Solutions Semiconductor Technology (Korea) Limited, PDF Solutions Semiconductor Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., PDF Solutions Semiconductor Technology Taiwan Ltd., Si Automation, and Syntricity Inc. Read More

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PDF Solutions (PDFS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$29.56

-0.76 (-2.51%)

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Today's Range: $29.53
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$30.46
50-Day Range: $30.32
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$35.47
52-Week Range: $26.12
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$48.02

Volume: 172,542 shs
Average Volume: 179,327 shs
Market Capitalization: $1.14 billion

P/E Ratio: 422.29
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $46.00

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PDF Solutions MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating: Buy
3.00 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 55.4% Upside
$46.00 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
2.22% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 0.48
Based on 9 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: Selling Shares
$373,209 Sold Last Quarter
Proj. Earnings Growth: 80.56%
From $0.36 to $0.65 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank^™ is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

3.37 out of 5 stars

Computer And Technology Sector

232nd out of 582 stocks

Prepackaged Software Industry

66th out of 197 stocks

3.5

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
PDF Solutions has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
PDF Solutions has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

3.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
2.22% of the float of PDF Solutions has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
PDF Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in PDF Solutions has recently increased by 0.37%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
PDF Solutions does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
PDF Solutions does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for PDFS.

1.9

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
PDF Solutions has a news sentiment score of 0.48. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for PDF Solutions this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

3.3

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, PDF Solutions insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $373,209.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
11.21% of the stock of PDF Solutions is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.
Percentage Held by Institutions
79.51% of the stock of PDF Solutions is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.9

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for PDF Solutions are expected to grow by 80.56% in the coming year, from $0.36 to $0.65 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of PDF Solutions is 422.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 139.28.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of PDF Solutions is 422.86, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 235.88.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
PDF Solutions has a P/B Ratio of 4.95. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About PDF Solutions Stock (NASDAQ:PDFS)

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. It also provides Design-For-Inspection (DFI) systems, such as DFI On-Chip Instruments; eProbe Non-Contact E-Beam Tool; and Characterization Vehicle (CV) system, which includes CV Test Chips and pdFasTest Electrical Testers, as well as Exensio characterization software, designed to analyze the measurements collected using the eProbe tool. In addition, the company offers Cimetrix software products that enables equipment manufacturers to provide industry standard interfaces on their products; and software-as-a-service, software related services, and characterization services. It sells its technologies and services through direct sales force, service teams, and strategic alliances to integrated device manufacturers, fabless semiconductor companies, foundries, equipment manufacturers, electronics manufacturing suppliers, original device manufacturers, out-sourced semiconductor assembly and test, and system houses. PDF Solutions, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 2/15/2024
Today: 4/19/2024
Next Earnings (Confirmed): 5/09/2024
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Sector: Computer and Technology
Industry: Prepackaged software
Sub-Industry: Semiconductor Equipment
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PDFS
CUSIP: 69328210
CIK: 1120914
Web: www.pdf.com
Phone: (408) 280-7900
Fax: 408-280-7915
Employees: 493
Year Founded: 1991

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target: $46.00
High Stock Price Target: $48.00
Low Stock Price Target: $44.00
Potential Upside/Downside: +52.4%
Consensus Rating: Buy
Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.07
Trailing P/E Ratio: 431.29
Forward P/E Ratio: 83.86
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $3.11 million
Net Margins: 1.87%
Pretax Margin: 2.94%
Return on Equity: 6.09%
Return on Assets: 4.73%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
Current Ratio: 3.89
Quick Ratio: 3.89

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $165.84 million
Price / Sales: 7.02
Cash Flow: $0.49 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 61.43
Book Value: $5.98 per share
Price / Book: 5.05

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 38,580,000
Free Float: 34,257,000
Market Cap: $1.16 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.46

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Key Executives

Dr. John K. Kibarian Ph.D. (Age 60)
Co-Founder, President, CEO & Director
Comp: $654.62k
Dr. Kimon W. Michaels Ph.D. (Age 58)
Co-Founder, Executive VP of Products & Solutions and Director
Comp: $570.14k
Mr. Adnan Raza (Age 50)
Executive VP of Finance & CFO
Comp: $543.59k
Dr. Andrzej Strojwas Ph.D. (Age 71)
Chief Technology Officer
Comp: $550.02k
Mr. Peter Cohn
Secretary
Dr. P. K. Mozumder (Age 61)
Vice President of WW Sales
Comp: $215.41k
Mr. Jeffrey David
Vice President of AI Solutions
Said Akar
General Manager
Mr. Michael Yu
Vice President of Sales & Operations - Asia

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PDFS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell PDF Solutions stock right now?: 2 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for PDF Solutions in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" PDFS shares.
View PDFS analyst ratings or view top-rated stocks.
What is PDF Solutions' stock price target for 2024?: 2 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for PDF Solutions' shares. Their PDFS share price targets range from $44.00 to $48.00. On average, they anticipate the company's share price to reach $46.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 55.4% from the stock's current price.
View analysts price targets for PDFS or view top-rated stocks among Wall Street analysts.
How have PDFS shares performed in 2024?: PDF Solutions' stock was trading at $32.14 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, PDFS shares have decreased by 7.9% and is now trading at $29.60.
View the best growth stocks for 2024 here.
When is PDF Solutions' next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 9th 2024.
View our PDFS earnings forecast.
How can I listen to PDF Solutions' earnings call?: PDF Solutions will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, May 9th at 5:00 PM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.
How were PDF Solutions' earnings last quarter?: PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 15th. The technology company reported $0.04 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.04. The technology company had revenue of $41.13 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $41 million. PDF Solutions had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 6.09% and a net margin of 1.87%.

What ETF holds PDF Solutions' stock?: Invesco DWA SmallCap Momentum ETF holds 86,540 shares of PDFS stock, representing 0.52% of its portfolio.
What is John K. Kibarian's approval rating as PDF Solutions' CEO?: 19 employees have rated PDF Solutions Chief Executive Officer John K. Kibarian on Glassdoor.com. John K. Kibarian has an approval rating of 79% among the company's employees.
What other stocks do shareholders of PDF Solutions own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other PDF Solutions investors own include ADT (ADT), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Intel (INTC), Qorvo (QRVO), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), Uniti Group (UNIT), Verizon Communications (VZ), AbbVie (ABBV) and Allena Pharmaceuticals (ALNA).
Who are PDF Solutions' major shareholders?: PDF Solutions' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wasatch Advisors LP (3.44%), Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC (0.78%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (0.17%), Diversified Trust Co (0.02%) and Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Adnan Raza, Andrzej Strojwas, Joseph R Bronson, Michael B Gustafson, Nancy Erba, Shuo Zhang and Ye Jane Li.
View institutional ownership trends.
How do I buy shares of PDF Solutions?: Shares of PDFS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
Compare Top Brokerages Here.
Does PDF Solutions have any subsidiaries?: The following companies are subsidiares of PDF Solutions: Cimetrix Incorporated, Cimetrix International Inc., Cimetrix Japan KK, Cimetrix Software (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Fabbrix, IDS Software Systems, Kinesys Software, PDF Solutions Asia Services Inc., PDF Solutions Canada Ltd., PDF Solutions GmbH, PDF Solutions International Services Inc., PDF Solutions KK, PDF Solutions Pacific Services Inc., PDF Solutions SARL, PDF Solutions Semiconductor Technology (Korea) Limited, PDF Solutions Semiconductor Technology (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., PDF Solutions Semiconductor Technology Taiwan Ltd., Si Automation, and Syntricity Inc.
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