PDF Solutions, Inc. $PDFS Stock Holdings Raised by Creative Planning

Creative Planning lifted its stake in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 5.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 38,734 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,145 shares during the period. Creative Planning owned about 0.10% of PDF Solutions worth $828,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Federated Hermes Inc. acquired a new stake in PDF Solutions during the first quarter valued at approximately $290,000. 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. CenterBook Partners LP raised its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 329.9% during the 1st quarter. CenterBook Partners LP now owns 116,911 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,234,000 after acquiring an additional 89,718 shares in the last quarter. Herald Investment Management Ltd lifted its stake in PDF Solutions by 166.7% during the first quarter. Herald Investment Management Ltd now owns 200,000 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,822,000 after purchasing an additional 125,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in PDF Solutions by 68.4% in the first quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 250,159 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,781,000 after purchasing an additional 101,587 shares during the period. 79.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

PDF Solutions Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:PDFS opened at $26.91 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $1.06 billion, a PE ratio of 1,346.17 and a beta of 1.57. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $26.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.85. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $15.91 and a fifty-two week high of $32.37. The company has a quick ratio of 2.37, a current ratio of 2.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The technology company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.25. The firm had revenue of $57.12 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $56.69 million. PDF Solutions had a net margin of 0.44% and a return on equity of 4.22%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that PDF Solutions, Inc. will post 0.32 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PDFS has been the topic of a number of research reports. Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on shares of PDF Solutions from $31.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. DA Davidson upgraded shares of PDF Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of PDF Solutions in a report on Monday, November 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.00.

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.