Russell Investments Group Ltd. Has $7.88 Million Stock Position in PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS)

Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 4.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 245,012 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,835 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. owned approximately 0.64% of PDF Solutions worth $7,875,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of PDFS. Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in PDF Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at $35,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale bought a new stake in PDF Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $110,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 77.5% in the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,607 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $149,000 after purchasing an additional 2,011 shares during the last quarter. MQS Management LLC bought a new position in shares of PDF Solutions in the third quarter valued at approximately $211,000. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 27.5% during the third quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 6,732 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $218,000 after buying an additional 1,453 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

PDF Solutions Stock Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ PDFS opened at $32.34 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $1.24 billion, a PE ratio of 462.00 and a beta of 1.48. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $32.59 and its 200-day moving average price is $31.63. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $26.12 and a twelve month high of $48.02.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 15th. The technology company reported $0.04 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.04. The firm had revenue of $41.13 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $41.00 million. PDF Solutions had a return on equity of 6.09% and a net margin of 1.87%. As a group, research analysts expect that PDF Solutions, Inc. will post 0.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com cut PDF Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, February 16th.

Insider Buying and Selling at PDF Solutions

In related news, Director Ye Jane Li sold 1,531 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.00, for a total value of $52,054.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 21,785 shares in the company, valued at $740,690. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 11.21% of the company’s stock.

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.