DA Davidson Decreases Earnings Estimates for PDF Solutions

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for PDF Solutions in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 15th. DA Davidson analyst W. Jellison now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.06 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.07. 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.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Rosenblatt Securities cut their target price on PDF Solutions from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Northland Securities restated an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a report on Tuesday, December 24th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded shares of PDF Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday.

PDF Solutions Price Performance

PDFS stock opened at $17.42 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $681.37 million, a P/E ratio of 174.20 and a beta of 1.62. PDF Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $15.91 and a fifty-two week high of $39.70. The business has a 50-day moving average of $21.09 and a 200-day moving average of $26.54.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The technology company reported $0.08 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.23 by ($0.15). The company had revenue of $50.09 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.40 million. PDF Solutions had a net margin of 2.26% and a return on equity of 3.94%.

Insider Transactions at PDF Solutions

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in PDF Solutions by 100.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,855 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 931 shares during the period. KBC Group NV boosted its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 91.6% during the 4th 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 period. Aquatic Capital Management LLC bought a new position in PDF Solutions in the 4th quarter valued at about $136,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS acquired a new stake in PDF Solutions during the fourth quarter worth approximately $160,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC acquired a new stake in PDF Solutions during the fourth quarter worth approximately $165,000. 79.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.