XTX Topco Ltd Acquires New Shares in PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS)

XTX Topco Ltd acquired a new position in PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 10,173 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $370,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in PDFS. nVerses Capital LLC bought a new stake in PDF Solutions during the second quarter valued at about $25,000. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in PDF Solutions by 98.0% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 968 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 479 shares during the last quarter. Quest Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of PDF Solutions during the fourth quarter worth $72,000. ProShare Advisors LLC acquired a new position in PDF Solutions during the 1st quarter valued at about $210,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in PDF Solutions by 67.0% in the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 7,692 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $247,000 after buying an additional 3,085 shares during the last quarter. 79.51% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

PDF Solutions Trading Up 5.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ:PDFS opened at $32.00 on Friday. PDF Solutions, Inc. has a twelve month low of $26.12 and a twelve month high of $39.70. The company’s 50 day moving average is $31.40 and its 200 day moving average is $33.08. The company has a market cap of $1.23 billion, a PE ratio of 640.20 and a beta of 1.49.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

PDF Solutions Company 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.