Q1 Earnings Forecast for PDF Solutions Issued By DA Davidson

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) – Stock analysts at DA Davidson reduced their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for PDF Solutions in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 15th. DA Davidson analyst W. Jellison now forecasts that the technology company will earn $0.06 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.07. DA Davidson currently has a “Buy” rating and a $24.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for PDF Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on the stock. StockNews.com cut shares of PDF Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday. Northland Securities reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a report on Tuesday, December 24th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities cut their target price on shares of PDF Solutions from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 14th.

PDF Solutions Stock Performance

NASDAQ:PDFS opened at $17.42 on Wednesday. PDF Solutions has a fifty-two week low of $15.91 and a fifty-two week high of $39.70. The company has a market cap of $681.37 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 174.20 and a beta of 1.62. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $21.09 and a 200-day moving average price of $26.54.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The technology company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.15). PDF Solutions had a return on equity of 3.94% and a net margin of 2.26%. The business had revenue of $50.09 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $49.40 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. State Street Corp increased its holdings in PDF Solutions by 2.1% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,147,622 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $36,357,000 after purchasing an additional 23,148 shares in the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 13.3% during the 3rd quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 36,455 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,155,000 after buying an additional 4,271 shares during the period. Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 388.4% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 55,467 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,757,000 after acquiring an additional 44,111 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 740,179 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $23,453,000 after acquiring an additional 9,098 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its stake in PDF Solutions by 8.9% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 12,574 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $394,000 after acquiring an additional 1,025 shares in the last quarter. 79.51% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO John Kachig Kibarian purchased 34,356 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $22.80 per share, for a total transaction of $783,316.80. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 2,507,112 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $57,162,153.60. This trade represents a 1.39 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Michael B. Gustafson acquired 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $23.06 per share, with a total value of $92,240.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 22,574 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $520,556.44. This trade represents a 21.54 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Company insiders own 11.13% of the company’s stock.

PDF Solutions Company 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.