Divisar Capital Management LLC Acquires 72,695 Shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. $PDFS

Divisar Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 11.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 684,082 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 72,695 shares during the period. PDF Solutions makes up about 4.8% of Divisar Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Divisar Capital Management LLC’s holdings in PDF Solutions were worth $17,663,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of PDFS. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 138.9% in the 3rd quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 951 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 553 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 257.1% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,392 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 2,442 shares in the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of PDF Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at about $83,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new position in shares of PDF Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at about $100,000. Finally, Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of PDF Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at about $105,000. Institutional investors own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

PDFS has been the topic of several analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $34.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Monday, February 9th. DA Davidson raised their price objective on PDF Solutions from $38.00 to $40.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 27th. Wall Street Zen raised PDF Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of PDF Solutions in a report 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, PDF Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $37.00.

PDF Solutions Stock Performance

PDF Solutions stock opened at $31.77 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24, a current ratio of 2.28 and a quick ratio of 2.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.27 billion, a P/E ratio of -1,588.50 and a beta of 1.55. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a 1-year low of $15.91 and a 1-year high of $36.99. The company’s 50-day moving average is $32.64 and its 200 day moving average is $28.42.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The technology company reported $0.30 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 analyst estimates of $61.95 million. Research analysts forecast that PDF Solutions, Inc. will post 0.32 EPS for the current year.

PDF Solutions Company 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.