PDF Solutions, Inc. $PDFS Shares Sold by Dana Investment Advisors Inc.

Dana Investment Advisors Inc. reduced its stake in shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 35.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 55,277 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 30,118 shares during the quarter. Dana Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in PDF Solutions were worth $1,577,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. UMB Bank n.a. grew its position in PDF Solutions by 138.9% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 951 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 553 shares during the period. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in PDF Solutions during the third quarter worth about $83,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in PDF Solutions by 257.1% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 3,392 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $73,000 after buying an additional 2,442 shares during the period. iSAM Funds UK Ltd acquired a new position in PDF Solutions during the third quarter worth about $100,000. Finally, Strs Ohio acquired a new position in PDF Solutions during the first quarter worth about $105,000. 79.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of PDF Solutions from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of PDF Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of PDF Solutions from $47.00 to $52.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $56.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, PDF Solutions has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $54.00.

PDF Solutions Stock Down 2.4%

Shares of NASDAQ PDFS opened at $43.64 on Tuesday. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $17.35 and a 12-month high of $56.46. The company has a market capitalization of $1.74 billion, a PE ratio of 242.46 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 2.34 and a quick ratio of 2.34. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $39.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $33.40.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The technology company reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.08. PDF Solutions had a net margin of 3.10% and a return on equity of 6.48%. The company had revenue of $60.13 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $59.71 million. Equities analysts anticipate that PDF Solutions, Inc. will post 0.63 EPS for the current fiscal 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.