Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Increases Position in PDF Solutions, Inc. $PDFS

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 18.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 12,115 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 1,855 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in PDF Solutions were worth $279,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 100.8% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,855 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 931 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 328.7% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 169,068 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,221,000 after buying an additional 129,629 shares during the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 206.0% during the first quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 27,111 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $518,000 after buying an additional 18,250 shares during the last quarter. Legato Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in PDF Solutions during the first quarter valued at $361,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in PDF Solutions by 391.4% during the first quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 20,287 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $388,000 after purchasing an additional 16,159 shares during the period. 79.51% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PDFS has been the subject of a number of research reports. Rosenblatt Securities restated a “buy” rating and set a $31.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $24.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of PDF Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, July 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Wednesday. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $33.33.

PDF Solutions Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of PDF Solutions stock opened at $26.08 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $21.69 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $20.58. The company has a market cap of $1.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 1,304.65 and a beta of 1.54. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $15.91 and a fifty-two week 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.

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.