Dana Investment Advisors Inc. Raises Holdings in PDF Solutions, Inc. $PDFS

Dana Investment Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 43.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 85,395 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 25,985 shares during the period. Dana Investment Advisors Inc. owned about 0.22% of PDF Solutions worth $2,205,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in PDFS. UMB Bank n.a. grew its holdings in PDF Solutions by 138.9% during the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 951 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 553 shares in the last quarter. CWM LLC lifted its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 94.4% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,835 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $39,000 after purchasing an additional 891 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 257.1% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,392 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 2,442 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio purchased a new position in PDF Solutions during the first quarter valued at approximately $105,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in PDF Solutions by 44.3% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,332 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $163,000 after buying an additional 1,943 shares in the last quarter. 79.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

PDF Solutions Trading Up 4.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:PDFS opened at $34.67 on Thursday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $31.67 and its 200 day moving average is $27.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 2.28 and a quick ratio of 2.21. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a 1 year low of $15.91 and a 1 year high of $36.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.37 billion, a P/E ratio of -1,733.50 and a beta of 1.55.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $0.30 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.06. PDF Solutions had a positive return on equity of 4.86% and a negative net margin of 0.29%.The business had revenue of $62.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $61.95 million. On average, research analysts predict that PDF Solutions, Inc. will post 0.32 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

PDFS has been the topic of several recent research reports. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $34.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Monday, February 9th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on PDF Solutions from $36.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 17th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, PDF Solutions has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.00.

About PDF Solutions

PDF Solutions, Inc, headquartered in Santa Clara, California, is a technology company that provides data-driven solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. Founded in 1991, the company specializes in software and services designed to improve yield, productivity and profitability for semiconductor fabricators. Over its history, PDF Solutions has positioned itself as a partner to foundries, integrated device manufacturers (IDMs), assembly and test operations, offering tailored data analytics and engineering expertise.

The company’s flagship offering, the Exensio platform, aggregates and analyzes data from process equipment, metrology and inspection systems to identify yield-limiting defects and process excursions.