PDF Solutions, Inc. $PDFS Position Decreased by Rice Hall James & Associates LLC

Rice Hall James & Associates LLC lowered its holdings in PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 7.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 147,655 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 12,608 shares during the period. Rice Hall James & Associates LLC owned about 0.37% of PDF Solutions worth $4,213,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Hantz Financial Services Inc. boosted its holdings in PDF Solutions by 122.8% during the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,116 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 615 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming increased its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 4.5% in the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 15,447 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $330,000 after buying an additional 668 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 7.6% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 10,399 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $297,000 after acquiring an additional 734 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in shares of PDF Solutions by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 18,465 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $353,000 after acquiring an additional 753 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 12.1% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 7,096 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $202,000 after acquiring an additional 764 shares in the last quarter. 79.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

PDF Solutions Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:PDFS opened at $65.09 on Tuesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $47.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $37.08. The company has a market cap of $2.60 billion, a P/E ratio of 361.63 and a beta of 1.71. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a 12-month low of $18.12 and a 12-month high of $66.98. The company has a quick ratio of 2.34, a current ratio of 2.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The technology company reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.08. PDF Solutions had a return on equity of 6.48% and a net margin of 3.10%.The business had revenue of $60.13 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $59.71 million. Equities analysts expect that PDF Solutions, Inc. will post 0.67 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered PDF Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. Weiss Ratings raised PDF Solutions from a “sell (d)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Monday, May 11th. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and set a $56.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $52.00 price objective on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, May 19th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $54.00.

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.