GSA Capital Partners LLP Takes Position in PDF Solutions, Inc. $PDFS

GSA Capital Partners LLP acquired a new position in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 67,131 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,733,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of PDFS. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in PDF Solutions by 44.3% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 6,332 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $163,000 after buying an additional 1,943 shares during the last quarter. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. purchased a new stake in shares of PDF Solutions in the third quarter valued at $516,000. Public Sector Pension Investment Board boosted its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 16.8% during the third quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 124,673 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,219,000 after acquiring an additional 17,895 shares during the last quarter. Ranger Investment Management L.P. boosted its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 1.1% during the third quarter. Ranger Investment Management L.P. now owns 1,057,210 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $27,297,000 after acquiring an additional 11,665 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 553 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

PDF Solutions Stock Performance

NASDAQ PDFS opened at $33.66 on Wednesday. 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 business’s 50-day simple moving average is $31.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $26.82. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.33 billion, a P/E ratio of -1,683.00 and a beta of 1.55.

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

PDF Solutions Profile

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.