Reviewing PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) & DynTek (OTCMKTS:DYNE)

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) and DynTek (OTCMKTS:DYNE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares PDF Solutions and DynTek”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PDF Solutions	$179.46 million	5.02	$4.06 million	$0.03	767.33
DynTek	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

PDF Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than DynTek.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

79.5% of PDF Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of PDF Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of DynTek shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for PDF Solutions and DynTek, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PDF Solutions	0	0	3	0	3.00
DynTek	0	0	0	0	0.00

PDF Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $33.33, indicating a potential upside of 44.80%. Given PDF Solutions’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe PDF Solutions is more favorable than DynTek.

Profitability

This table compares PDF Solutions and DynTek’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PDF Solutions	0.76%	4.33%	3.19%
DynTek	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

PDF Solutions beats DynTek on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PDF Solutions

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.

About DynTek

DynTek, Inc. provides professional information technology services to mid-market commercial businesses, state and local government agencies, and educational institutions. It offers infrastructure and data center solutions, including advanced networking, security, server virtualization, and servers and storage solutions; and Microsoft platform solutions comprising management and virtualization, messaging, communications, desktop, data platform, identity and security, portals and collaboration, and midmarket solutions. The company also provides endpoint computing solutions, such as desktop and application, application and desktop virtualization, and desktop management solutions; and talent acquisition and staff augmentation solutions. In addition, it engages in value-added resale of hardware and software products. The company was formerly known as TekInsight, Inc. and changed its name to DynTek, Inc. in December 2001. DynTek, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, California.