Yousif Capital Management LLC Acquires 939 Shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS)

Yousif Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 6.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 16,114 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 939 shares during the quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC’s holdings in PDF Solutions were worth $518,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in PDF Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth about $35,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new position in PDF Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth about $110,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in PDF Solutions by 77.5% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,607 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $149,000 after acquiring an additional 2,011 shares during the last quarter. MQS Management LLC bought a new position in PDF Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth about $211,000. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank increased its stake in PDF Solutions by 27.5% in the 3rd quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 6,732 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $218,000 after acquiring an additional 1,453 shares during the last quarter. 79.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

PDF Solutions Trading Up 1.7 %

Shares of PDF Solutions stock opened at $31.66 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.22 billion, a PE ratio of 452.29 and a beta of 1.48. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $32.62 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.58. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $26.12 and a 12 month high of $48.02.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 15th. The technology company reported $0.04 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.04. PDF Solutions had a return on equity of 6.09% and a net margin of 1.87%. The firm had revenue of $41.13 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $41.00 million. As a group, analysts predict that PDF Solutions, Inc. will post 0.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Ye Jane Li sold 9,653 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.27, for a total transaction of $321,155.31. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 12,132 shares in the company, valued at approximately $403,631.64. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 11.21% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, StockNews.com lowered PDF Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 16th.

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.