PDF Solutions, Inc. $PDFS Shares Bought by Inspire Investing LLC

Inspire Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 20.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,940 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,092 shares during the period. Inspire Investing LLC’s holdings in PDF Solutions were worth $343,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Signaturefd LLC increased its position in PDF Solutions by 124.1% during the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,421 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 787 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in PDF Solutions by 100.8% during the 1st 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. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in PDF Solutions during the 1st quarter worth approximately $105,000. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its position in PDF Solutions by 44.5% during the 4th quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 9,377 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $254,000 after purchasing an additional 2,887 shares during the period. Finally, State of Wyoming increased its position in PDF Solutions by 262.8% during the 4th quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 12,144 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $329,000 after purchasing an additional 8,797 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the company. DA Davidson upgraded PDF Solutions to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 18th. Wall Street Zen cut PDF Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 26th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and issued a $31.00 price target on shares of PDF Solutions in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, PDF Solutions has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.33.

PDF Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:PDFS opened at $19.94 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $21.26 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.19. The stock has a market cap of $787.43 million, a PE ratio of 997.50 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26, a quick ratio of 2.37 and a current ratio of 2.37. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a one year low of $15.91 and a one year high of $33.42.

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.