FY2026 EPS Estimates for PDF Solutions Boosted by Analyst

PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:PDFS) – Investment analysts at DA Davidson increased their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of PDF Solutions in a report released on Tuesday, March 11th. DA Davidson analyst W. Jellison now expects that the technology company will earn $0.60 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $0.59. The consensus estimate for PDF Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.32 per share.

Other research analysts have also issued research reports about the stock. Rosenblatt Securities dropped their price target on shares of PDF Solutions from $40.00 to $37.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 14th. Northland Securities restated an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 price target on shares of PDF Solutions in a research note on Tuesday, December 24th.

PDF Solutions Stock Down 1.5 %

Shares of PDFS opened at $21.30 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $25.50 and its 200-day moving average is $28.47. PDF Solutions has a 12 month low of $20.78 and a 12 month high of $39.70. The firm has a market cap of $833.13 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 213.00 and a beta of 1.59.

PDF Solutions (NASDAQ:PDFS) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The technology company reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by ($0.15). PDF Solutions had a return on equity of 3.94% and a net margin of 2.26%. The company had revenue of $50.09 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $49.40 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Needham Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Needham Investment Management LLC now owns 1,817,500 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $49,218,000 after purchasing an additional 57,950 shares during the period. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,147,622 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $36,357,000 after purchasing an additional 23,148 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 17.9% during the 4th quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,063,583 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $28,802,000 after purchasing an additional 161,306 shares during the period. Emerald Advisers LLC increased its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Emerald Advisers LLC now owns 924,345 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,031,000 after purchasing an additional 29,097 shares during the period. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of PDF Solutions by 3.9% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 910,314 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $24,652,000 after purchasing an additional 34,575 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 79.51% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO John Kachig Kibarian bought 34,356 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $22.80 per share, for a total transaction of $783,316.80. Following the acquisition, the chief executive officer now directly owns 2,507,112 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $57,162,153.60. The trade was a 1.39 % increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Michael B. Gustafson bought 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 24th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $23.06 per share, for a total transaction of $92,240.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 22,574 shares in the company, valued at approximately $520,556.44. This trade represents a 21.54 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders own 11.13% of the company’s stock.

About PDF Solutions

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.