PDF Solutions, Inc. $PDFS Shares Bought by Voya Investment Management LLC

Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 55.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 58,955 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,986 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC owned about 0.15% of PDF Solutions worth $1,127,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Needham Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 2.6% in the 1st quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC now owns 1,865,000 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,640,000 after acquiring an additional 47,500 shares during the last quarter. Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 9.3% in the 1st quarter. Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management LLC now owns 328,316 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,274,000 after acquiring an additional 27,980 shares during the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 4.4% in the 1st quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 282,752 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $5,403,000 after acquiring an additional 11,920 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 33.5% in the 1st quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 259,090 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,951,000 after acquiring an additional 65,065 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 68.4% in the 1st quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 250,159 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,781,000 after acquiring an additional 101,587 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on PDFS shares. Wall Street Zen downgraded PDF Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 26th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $24.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $31.00 price target on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, PDF Solutions presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $33.33.

PDF Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of PDFS stock opened at $25.96 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $21.20 and a 200 day moving average price of $20.21. The stock has a market cap of $1.03 billion, a PE ratio of 1,298.65 and a beta of 1.51. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $15.91 and a 1 year high of $33.42. 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 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.