Inspire Investing LLC Purchases 3,567 Shares of PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS)

Inspire Investing LLC lifted its position in PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) by 37.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 13,055 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 3,567 shares during the quarter. Inspire Investing LLC’s holdings in PDF Solutions were worth $414,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of PDF Solutions in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 98.0% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 968 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $35,000 after buying an additional 479 shares in the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of PDF Solutions by 20,281.5% in the 2nd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 5,503 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $200,000 after buying an additional 5,476 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of PDF Solutions in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $210,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its position in PDF Solutions by 67.0% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 7,692 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $247,000 after purchasing an additional 3,085 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

PDF Solutions Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of PDFS stock opened at $29.46 on Thursday. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a 12 month low of $26.12 and a 12 month high of $39.70. The firm has a market cap of $1.13 billion, a PE ratio of 589.20 and a beta of 1.48. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $30.52 and a 200-day moving average of $32.78.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The technology company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.03 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $41.66 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $41.60 million. PDF Solutions had a positive return on equity of 2.78% and a negative net margin of 1.67%. As a group, equities analysts predict that PDF Solutions, Inc. will post 0.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $42.00 target price on shares of PDF Solutions in a research report on Wednesday, August 28th.

PDF Solutions 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.