PDF Solutions FY2025 EPS Forecast Decreased by DA Davidson

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) – Equities researchers at DA Davidson reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for PDF Solutions in a research note issued on Tuesday, April 15th. DA Davidson analyst W. Jellison now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $0.35 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $0.40. DA Davidson has a “Buy” rating and a $24.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for PDF Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for PDF Solutions’ FY2026 earnings at $0.50 EPS.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The technology company reported $0.08 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 company had revenue of $50.09 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $49.40 million.

PDFS has been the subject of several other research reports. StockNews.com cut shares of PDF Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, April 14th. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their target price on PDF Solutions from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Finally, Northland Securities reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $45.00 price target on shares of PDF Solutions in a report on Tuesday, December 24th.

PDF Solutions Price Performance

PDFS opened at $17.08 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $668.07 million, a P/E ratio of 170.80 and a beta of 1.62. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $20.66 and its 200-day simple moving average is $26.35. PDF Solutions has a one year low of $15.91 and a one year high of $39.70.

Insider Activity at PDF Solutions

In other PDF Solutions news, CEO John Kachig Kibarian bought 34,356 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 24th. The stock was bought 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. The trade was a 1.39 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, Director Michael B. Gustafson purchased 4,000 shares of PDF Solutions stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was bought at an average price of $23.06 per share, for a total transaction of $92,240.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 22,574 shares in the company, valued at $520,556.44. The trade was a 21.54 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 11.13% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On PDF Solutions

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of PDFS. Pitcairn Co. boosted its stake in PDF Solutions by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Pitcairn Co. now owns 13,000 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $352,000 after acquiring an additional 390 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 17,712 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $480,000 after purchasing an additional 642 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position 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 worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 931 shares in the last quarter. KBC Group NV grew its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 91.6% in the 4th quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 2,000 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 956 shares during the period. Finally, Swiss National Bank increased its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 61,000 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,652,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. 79.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.